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About Wadi Village

Wadi is a small village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 219 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadi village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 152022
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 425
Male Population 219
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wadi compares

By the 2011 count Wadi is the 167th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 919.

Getting to Wadi

Wadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wadi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Wadi from other places

Wadi lies about 30 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Guruhar Sahai, about 8.4 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 Wadi
Nearest railway station Guruhar Sahai 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalabad 21 km
Nearest town Jalālābād 21 km
District headquarters Firozpur 30 km

Villages closest to Wadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadi village had a population of 425. That makes it the 167th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Wadi village has 219 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadi has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Wadi is 152022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wadi covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wadi falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Wadi is Guruhar Sahai, about 8.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Wadi.

Wadi is about 30 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadi is in Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district. Guruhar Sahai is about 8.4 km away. Jalalabad is about 21 km away. Jalālābād 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 Maddike (under 2 km), Chak Megha Rai (under 2 km) and Megha Rai (under 2 km).

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

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