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About Baja Village

Baja is a mid sized village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,210, made up of 604 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144628, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baja village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Sultanpur Lodhi
Pincode 144628
Area (hectares) 134.8 hectares
Population 1,210
Male Population 604
Female Population 606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
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 Baja compares

By the 2011 count Baja is the 22nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 134.8 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Baja

The census records public bus service for Baja 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 Baja from other places

Baja lies about 19 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Govindwal Sahib, about 7.7 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 Baja
Nearest railway station Govindwal Sahib 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sultanpur Lodhi 15 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 19 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 19 km

Villages closest to Baja

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sultanpur Lodhi 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 Baja

As per the Census of India 2011, Baja village had a population of 1,210. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Baja village has 604 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baja has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Baja is 144628. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baja covers 134.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baja falls under Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Baja is Govindwal Sahib, about 7.7 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 Baja.

Baja is about 19 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baja is in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district. Govindwal Sahib is about 7.7 km away. Sultanpur Lodhi is about 15 km away. Kapurthala is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kutbewala (under 2 km), Maiwal (under 2 km) and Jhugian Araian (under 2 km).

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

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