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About Ida Village

Ida is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 445 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144623, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ida Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ida village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144623
Area (hectares) 346 hectares
Population 864
Male Population 445
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ida compares

By the 2011 count Ida is the 61st largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 346 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 956.

Getting to Ida

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

Ida lies about 24 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Malsian Shahkot, about 9.8 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 Ida
Nearest railway station Malsian Shahkot 9.8 km
Nearest town Nakodar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 13 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 24 km

Villages closest to Ida

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ida village had a population of 864. That makes it the 61st largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Ida village has 445 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ida has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Ida is 144623. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ida covers 346 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ida falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ida is Malsian Shahkot, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ida.

Ida is about 24 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ida is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Malsian Shahkot is about 9.8 km away. Nakodar is about 12 km away. Shahkot is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gidarpindi (under 2 km), Balnau (under 2 km) and Billi Chao (2.7 km).

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

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