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About Wadala Kalan Village

Wadala Kalan is one of the larger villages in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,028, made up of 2,646 males and 2,382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 889 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wadala Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadala Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143201
Area (hectares) 889 hectares
Population 5,028
Male Population 2,646
Female Population 2,382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Wadala Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Wadala Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 889 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Wadala Kalan

Wadala Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wadala Kalan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kalan from other places

Wadala Kalan lies about 61 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Khojewala, 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 Wadala Kalan
Nearest railway station Khojewala 2.6 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 27 km
District headquarters Amritsar 61 km

Villages closest to Wadala Kalan

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 Wadala Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadala Kalan village had a population of 5,028. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Wadala Kalan village has 2,646 males and 2,382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadala Kalan has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

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

Wadala Kalan covers 889 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wadala Kalan falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Wadala Kalan is Khojewala, about 2.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Wadala Kalan.

Wadala Kalan is about 61 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadala Kalan is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Khojewala is about 2.6 km away. Kapurthala Town is about 6.1 km away. Baba Bakala is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wadala Khurd (under 2 km), Khera (2.2 km) and Kohala (7.5 km).

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

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