About Hamja Village

Hamja is a mid sized village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,351, made up of 707 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hamja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hamja village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Amritsar I
Pincode	143601
Area (hectares)	225 hectares
Population	1,351
Male Population	707
Female Population	644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Hamja compares

By the 2011 count Hamja is the 71st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 225 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Hamja

Hamja is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hamja 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Gill, Gopalpura, Gosal Afgana and Gosal Zimidaran. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Hamja

As per the Census of India 2011, Hamja village had a population of 1,351. That makes it the 71st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Hamja village has 707 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hamja has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Hamja is 143601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hamja covers 225 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hamja falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The census record for Hamja notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hamja.

Hamja is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.