About Wadala Village

Wadala is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 579, made up of 301 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wadala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadala village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Pathankot
Pincode	145001
Area (hectares)	125 hectares
Population	579
Male Population	301
Female Population	278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Wadala compares

By the 2011 count Wadala is the 201st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Wadala

Wadala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wadala 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wadala from other places

Wadala lies about 38 km from Gurdaspur. 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
Nearest town	Kathua	4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathankot	20 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	38 km

Villages closest to Wadala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadala village had a population of 579. That makes it the 201st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Wadala village has 301 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadala has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Wadala is 145001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wadala covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wadala falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The census record for Wadala notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Wadala is about 38 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadala is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Kathua is about 4.6 km away. Pathankot is about 20 km away. Gurdaspur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.