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About Wahid Village

Wahid is a mid sized village in Phagwara tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 963, made up of 494 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wahid Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wahid village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Phagwara
Pincode 144408
Area (hectares) 274.39 hectares
Population 963
Male Population 494
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wahid compares

By the 2011 count Wahid is the 51st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 274.39 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 938.

Getting to Wahid

Wahid is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wahid as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 49 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Kultham Abdulla Shah, about 9.0 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 Kultham Abdulla Shah 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Phagwara 12 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 12 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 49 km

Villages closest to Wahid

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phagwara 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 963. That makes it the 51st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Wahid village has 494 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wahid has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Wahid is 144408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wahid covers 274.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wahid falls under Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Wahid is Kultham Abdulla Shah, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Wahid.

Wahid is about 49 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wahid is in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district. Kultham Abdulla Shah is about 9.0 km away. Phagwara is about 12 km away. Phagwāra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brahampur (under 2 km), Dhak Jagpalpur (1.5 km) and Gopalpur (1.5 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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