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About Wadala Johal Village

Wadala Johal is a large village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,345, made up of 2,297 males and 2,048 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 720 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wadala Johal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadala Johal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143113
Area (hectares) 720 hectares
Population 4,345
Male Population 2,297
Female Population 2,048
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Wadala Johal compares

By the 2011 count Wadala Johal is the 9th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 720 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Wadala Johal

Wadala Johal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Wadala Johal as Available within 5 - 10 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 Wadala Johal from other places

Wadala Johal lies about 14 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Jandiala, about 3.9 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 Wadala Johal
Nearest railway station Jandiala 3.9 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 14 km
District headquarters Amritsar 14 km

Villages closest to Wadala Johal

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 Wadala Johal

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadala Johal village had a population of 4,345. That makes it the 9th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Wadala Johal village has 2,297 males and 2,048 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadala Johal has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Wadala Johal is 143113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wadala Johal covers 720 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Wadala Johal falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Wadala Johal is Jandiala, about 3.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Wadala Johal.

Wadala Johal is about 14 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadala Johal is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Jandiala is about 3.9 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 5.6 km away. Amritsar I 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 Johal (under 2 km), Malakpur (1.6 km) and Bhamma (1.9 km).

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

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