About Wachhoa Village

Wachhoa is a large village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,296, made up of 1,757 males and 1,539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 763 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wachhoa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wachhoa village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Ajnala
Pincode	143103
Area (hectares)	763 hectares
Population	3,296
Male Population	1,757
Female Population	1,539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	876
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Wachhoa compares

By the 2011 count Wachhoa is the 21st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 763 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 Wachhoa

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

Wachhoa lies about 25 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Fatehgarh Churian, about 5.3 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 Wachhoa
Nearest railway station	Fatehgarh Churian	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ajnala	12 km
Nearest town	Ajnāla	12 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	25 km

Villages closest to Wachhoa

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 Wachhoa

As per the Census of India 2011, Wachhoa village had a population of 3,296. That makes it the 21st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Wachhoa village has 1,757 males and 1,539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wachhoa has about 876 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 Wachhoa is 143103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wachhoa covers 763 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wachhoa falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Wachhoa is Fatehgarh Churian, about 5.3 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 village for Wachhoa.

Wachhoa is about 25 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wachhoa is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Fatehgarh Churian is about 5.3 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.