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About Wadala Khurd Village

Wadala Khurd is a mid sized village in Kapurthala tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 284 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wadala Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wadala Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Kapurthala
Pincode 144601
Area (hectares) 370 hectares
Population 516
Male Population 284
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
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 Wadala Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Wadala Khurd is the 147th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 370 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Wadala Khurd

The census records public bus service for Wadala Khurd 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 Wadala Khurd from other places

Wadala Khurd lies about 6.6 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Khojewala, about 2.2 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 Khurd
Nearest railway station Khojewala 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kapurthala 6.6 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 6.6 km

Villages closest to Wadala Khurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wadala Khurd village had a population of 516. That makes it the 147th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Wadala Khurd village has 284 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wadala Khurd has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Wadala Khurd is 144601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wadala Khurd covers 370 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wadala Khurd falls under Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Wadala Khurd is Khojewala, about 2.2 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 Wadala Khurd.

Wadala Khurd is about 6.6 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wadala Khurd is in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district. Khojewala is about 2.2 km away. Kapurthala is about 6.6 km away. Kapurthala Town is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phiali (under 2 km), Wadala Kalan (under 2 km) and Talwandi Bakha (under 2 km).

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

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