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About Daud Village

Daud is a mid sized village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 707, made up of 377 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daud village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143201
Area (hectares) 139 hectares
Population 707
Male Population 377
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Daud compares

By the 2011 count Daud is the 117th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 139 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Daud

Daud is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Daud 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 Daud from other places

Daud lies about 34 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Baba Bakala Raiya, about 8.0 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 Daud
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Baba Bakala Raiya 8.0 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 21 km
District headquarters Amritsar 34 km

Villages closest to Daud

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 Daud

As per the Census of India 2011, Daud village had a population of 707. That makes it the 117th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Daud village has 377 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daud has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Daud is 143201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daud covers 139 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Daud falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Daud is Baba Bakala Raiya, about 8.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Daud.

Daud is about 34 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daud is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Baba Bakala is about 6.9 km away. Baba Bakala Raiya is about 8.0 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajdhan (under 2 km), Bhalaipur (1.9 km) and Dhardeo (2.2 km).

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

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