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About Wadala Granthian Village

Wadala Granthian is a large village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,015, made up of 2,102 males and 1,913 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 573 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wadala Granthian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadala Granthian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143506
Area (hectares) 573 hectares
Population 4,015
Male Population 2,102
Female Population 1,913
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Wadala Granthian compares

By the 2011 count Wadala Granthian is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 573 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Wadala Granthian

Wadala Granthian 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 Wadala Granthian 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wadala Granthian from other places

Wadala Granthian lies about 26 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Vadala Granthin, about under 2 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 Granthian
Nearest railway station Vadala Granthin under 2 km
Nearest town Qadian 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 8.3 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 26 km

Villages closest to Wadala Granthian

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 Wadala Granthian

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadala Granthian village had a population of 4,015. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Wadala Granthian village has 2,102 males and 1,913 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadala Granthian has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Wadala Granthian is 143506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wadala Granthian covers 573 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Wadala Granthian falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Wadala Granthian is Vadala Granthin, about under 2 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 village for Wadala Granthian.

Wadala Granthian is about 26 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadala Granthian is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Vadala Granthin is about under 2 km away. Qadian is about 8.2 km away. Batala is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Awan (under 2 km), Granthgarh (under 2 km) and Manoharpur (under 2 km).

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

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