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About Bajwa Village

Bajwa is a small village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 148, made up of 72 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajwa village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143102
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 148
Male Population 72
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bajwa compares

By the 2011 count Bajwa is the 287th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Bajwa

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

How far is Bajwa from other places

Bajwa lies about 35 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Hardorawal, about 8.8 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 Bajwa
Nearest railway station Hardorawal 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 12 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 12 km
District headquarters Amritsar 35 km

Villages closest to Bajwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ajnala 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 Bajwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajwa village had a population of 148. That makes it the 287th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Bajwa village has 72 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajwa has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Bajwa is 143102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajwa covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bajwa falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bajwa is Hardorawal, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bajwa.

Bajwa is about 35 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajwa is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Hardorawal is about 8.8 km away. Ajnala is about 12 km away. Ajnāla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dujowal (under 2 km), Kallo Mahal (under 2 km) and Dhurian (under 2 km).

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

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