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About Wahid Village

Wahid is a small village in Hoshiarpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 415, made up of 224 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wahid Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wahid village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Hoshiarpur
Pincode 146115
Area (hectares) 105 hectares
Population 415
Male Population 224
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Wahid compares

By the 2011 count Wahid is the 274th largest of the 387 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Wahid

The census records public bus service for Wahid as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Wahid from other places

Wahid lies about 14 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Sham Chaurasi, about 5.0 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 Wahid
Nearest railway station Sham Chaurasi 5.0 km
Nearest town Adampur 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Hoshiarpur 14 km

Villages closest to Wahid

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wahid village had a population of 415. That makes it the 274th largest of the 387 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Wahid village has 224 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wahid has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Wahid is 146115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wahid covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wahid falls under Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Wahid is Sham Chaurasi, about 5.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Wahid.

Wahid is about 14 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wahid is in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Sham Chaurasi is about 5.0 km away. Adampur is about 9.4 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipur (under 2 km), Pandori Mehtwan (under 2 km) and Chalopur (under 2 km).

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

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