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About Pingalwada Village

Pingalwada is a mid sized village in Karjan tehsil, in the district of Vadodara, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,508, made up of 771 males and 737 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 783.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 391240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pingalwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pingalwada village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Vadodara
Tehsil Karjan
Pincode 391240
Area (hectares) 783.42 hectares
Population 1,508
Male Population 771
Female Population 737
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pingalwada compares

By the 2011 count Pingalwada is the 30th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 783.42 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Pingalwada

Pingalwada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pingalwada as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pingalwada from other places

Pingalwada lies about under 2 km from Vadodara, and the nearest railway station is Pratapnagar, about 2.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pingalwada
District headquarters Vadodara under 2 km
Nearest railway station Pratapnagar 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Karjan 30 km

Villages closest to Pingalwada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karjan tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Pingalwada

As per the Census of India 2011, Pingalwada village had a population of 1,508. That makes it the 30th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Pingalwada village has 771 males and 737 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pingalwada has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Pingalwada is 391240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pingalwada covers 783.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pingalwada falls under Karjan tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Pingalwada is Pratapnagar, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pingalwada.

Pingalwada is about under 2 km from Vadodara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pingalwada is in Karjan tehsil of Vadodara district. Vadodara is about under 2 km away. Pratapnagar is about 2.0 km away. Karjan is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alampura (under 2 km), Arjanpura (under 2 km) and Bharthali (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pingalwada today is likely to be higher.

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