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About Wanchari Village

Wanchari is a large village in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,212, made up of 1,147 males and 1,065 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wanchari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wanchari village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar II
Pincode 143001
Area (hectares) 442 hectares
Population 2,212
Male Population 1,147
Female Population 1,065
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wanchari compares

By the 2011 count Wanchari is the 36th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 442 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Wanchari

Wanchari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Wanchari as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wanchari from other places

Wanchari lies about 29 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Kairon, about 6.0 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 Wanchari
Nearest railway station Kairon 6.0 km
Nearest town Patti 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar II 29 km
District headquarters Amritsar 29 km

Villages closest to Wanchari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wanchari village had a population of 2,212. That makes it the 36th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Wanchari village has 1,147 males and 1,065 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wanchari has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Wanchari is 143001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wanchari covers 442 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wanchari falls under Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Wanchari is Kairon, about 6.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Wanchari.

Wanchari is about 29 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wanchari is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Kairon is about 6.0 km away. Patti is about 10 km away. Amritsar II is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Abadi Khalsa Nagar Near Kot Mit Singh (12 km), Abadi Baba Darshan Singh On Ram Tirath Road (15 km) and Abadi Baba Jiwan Singh On Ram Tirath Road (15 km).

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

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