About Sidhwan Village

Sidhwan is a mid sized village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,504, made up of 787 males and 717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sidhwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sidhwan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Baba Bakala
Pincode	143305
Area (hectares)	113 hectares
Population	1,504
Male Population	787
Female Population	717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Sidhwan compares

By the 2011 count Sidhwan is the 71st largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 13 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 Sidhwan

Sidhwan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sidhwan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sidhwan from other places

Sidhwan lies about 47 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Beas Junction, about 16 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 Sidhwan
Tehsil headquarters	Baba Bakala	14 km
Nearest railway station	Beas Junction	16 km
Nearest town	Qadian	19 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	47 km

Villages closest to Sidhwan

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.

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Common questions about Sidhwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sidhwan village had a population of 1,504. That makes it the 71st largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Sidhwan village has 787 males and 717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sidhwan 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 923.

The pincode recorded for Sidhwan is 143305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sidhwan covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sidhwan is Beas Junction, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sidhwan.

Sidhwan is about 47 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sidhwan is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Baba Bakala is about 14 km away. Beas Junction is about 16 km away. Qadian is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.