About Bachiwind Village

Bachiwind is a large village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,204, made up of 2,223 males and 1,981 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 957 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bachiwind Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bachiwind village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Ajnala
Pincode	143108
Area (hectares)	957 hectares
Population	4,204
Male Population	2,223
Female Population	1,981
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bachiwind compares

By the 2011 count Bachiwind is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 957 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Bachiwind

Bachiwind is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bachiwind as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bachiwind from other places

Bachiwind lies about 29 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is واہگہ, about 8.5 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 Bachiwind
Nearest railway station	واہگہ	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ajnala	27 km
Nearest town	Ajnāla	27 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	29 km

Villages closest to Bachiwind

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.

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Common questions about Bachiwind

As per the Census of India 2011, Bachiwind village had a population of 4,204. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Bachiwind village has 2,223 males and 1,981 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bachiwind has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Bachiwind is 143108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bachiwind covers 957 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bachiwind falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bachiwind is واہگہ, about 8.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bachiwind.

Bachiwind is about 29 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bachiwind is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. واہگہ is about 8.5 km away. Ajnala is about 27 km away. Ajnāla is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.