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About Kandowali Village

Kandowali is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,539, made up of 806 males and 733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandowali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandowali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143102
Area (hectares) 294 hectares
Population 1,539
Male Population 806
Female Population 733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandowali compares

By the 2011 count Kandowali is the 74th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 294 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kandowali

Kandowali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandowali 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 Kandowali from other places

Kandowali lies about 18 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Majitha, about 5.9 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 Kandowali
Nearest railway station Majitha 5.9 km
Nearest town Nangli 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 14 km
District headquarters Amritsar 18 km

Villages closest to Kandowali

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 Kandowali

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandowali village had a population of 1,539. That makes it the 74th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Kandowali village has 806 males and 733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandowali has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

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

Kandowali covers 294 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandowali falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kandowali is Majitha, about 5.9 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 Kandowali.

Kandowali is about 18 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandowali is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Majitha is about 5.9 km away. Nangli is about 10 km away. Ajnala is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saktu Nangal (under 2 km), Pathan Nangal (1.6 km) and Chetanpura (1.7 km).

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

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