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About Chhajjal Wadi Village

Chhajjal Wadi is a large village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,501, made up of 2,333 males and 2,168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 728 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhajjal Wadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhajjal Wadi village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143119
Area (hectares) 728 hectares
Population 4,501
Male Population 2,333
Female Population 2,168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhajjal Wadi compares

By the 2011 count Chhajjal Wadi is the 9th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 728 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Chhajjal Wadi

Chhajjal Wadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhajjal Wadi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhajjal Wadi from other places

Chhajjal Wadi lies about 25 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Tangra, about 2.6 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 Chhajjal Wadi
Nearest railway station Tangra 2.6 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 14 km
District headquarters Amritsar 25 km

Villages closest to Chhajjal Wadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala 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 Chhajjal Wadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhajjal Wadi village had a population of 4,501. That makes it the 9th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Chhajjal Wadi village has 2,333 males and 2,168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhajjal Wadi has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Chhajjal Wadi is 143119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhajjal Wadi covers 728 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhajjal Wadi falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chhajjal Wadi is Tangra, about 2.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhajjal Wadi.

Chhajjal Wadi 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.

Chhajjal Wadi is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Tangra is about 2.6 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 9.0 km away. Baba Bakala 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 Tangra (1.6 km), Thothian (2.8 km) and Muchhal (3.1 km).

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

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