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About Urdhan Village

Urdhan is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,002, made up of 536 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urdhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urdhan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143102
Area (hectares) 303 hectares
Population 1,002
Male Population 536
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Urdhan compares

By the 2011 count Urdhan is the 156th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 303 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Urdhan

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

How far is Urdhan from other places

Urdhan lies about 28 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Hardorawal, about 6.7 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 Urdhan
Nearest railway station Hardorawal 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 11 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 11 km
District headquarters Amritsar 28 km

Villages closest to Urdhan

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 Urdhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Urdhan village had a population of 1,002. That makes it the 156th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Urdhan village has 536 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urdhan has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

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

Urdhan covers 303 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Urdhan falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Urdhan is Hardorawal, about 6.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Urdhan.

Urdhan is about 28 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urdhan is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Hardorawal is about 6.7 km away. Ajnala is about 11 km away. Ajnāla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaurey Nangal (under 2 km), Dial Bharang (under 2 km) and Nanoke (1.7 km).

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

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