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About Pandher Village

Pandher is a mid sized village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,993, made up of 1,043 males and 950 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pandher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pandher village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143601
Area (hectares) 384 hectares
Population 1,993
Male Population 1,043
Female Population 950
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pandher compares

By the 2011 count Pandher is the 42nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 384 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 910.

Getting to Pandher

Pandher is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pandher as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Pandher from other places

Pandher lies about 9.8 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Amritsar Junction, about 8.3 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 Pandher
Nearest town Nangli 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Amritsar Junction 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 9.8 km
District headquarters Amritsar 9.8 km

Villages closest to Pandher

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar I 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 Pandher

As per the Census of India 2011, Pandher village had a population of 1,993. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Pandher village has 1,043 males and 950 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandher 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 Pandher is 143601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pandher covers 384 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pandher is Amritsar Junction, about 8.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pandher.

Pandher is about 9.8 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pandher is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Nangli is about 6.4 km away. Amritsar Junction is about 8.3 km away. Amritsar I is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mian Pandher (under 2 km), Sadhpura (4.8 km) and Gill (7.6 km).

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

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