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About Ahmadabad Village

Ahmadabad is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 965, made up of 514 males and 451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ahmadabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ahmadabad village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 965
Male Population 514
Female Population 451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ahmadabad compares

By the 2011 count Ahmadabad is the 195th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Ahmadabad

Ahmadabad 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 Ahmadabad 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ahmadabad from other places

Ahmadabad lies about 29 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Junction, about 3.1 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 Ahmadabad
Nearest railway station Batala Junction 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 4.5 km
Nearest town Batāla 4.5 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 29 km

Villages closest to Ahmadabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ahmadabad village had a population of 965. That makes it the 195th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Ahmadabad village has 514 males and 451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ahmadabad has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Ahmadabad is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ahmadabad covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ahmadabad falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ahmadabad is Batala Junction, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ahmadabad.

Ahmadabad is about 29 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ahmadabad is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala Junction is about 3.1 km away. Batala is about 4.5 km away. Batāla is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shampur (under 2 km), Haruwal (1.9 km) and Taragarh (2.0 km).

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

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