About Wander Village

Wander is one of the larger villages in Bagha Purana tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,365, made up of 2,839 males and 2,526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1755 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wander Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wander village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Moga
Tehsil	Bagha Purana
Pincode	151208
Area (hectares)	1755 hectares
Population	5,365
Male Population	2,839
Female Population	2,526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wander compares

By the 2011 count Wander is the 11th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents. Its 1755 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Wander

Wander is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wander 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 Wander from other places

Wander lies about 37 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Ajit Gill Matta, about 14 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 Wander
Nearest town	Jaito	13 km
Nearest railway station	Ajit Gill Matta	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bagha Purana	21 km
District headquarters	Moga	37 km

Villages closest to Wander

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagha Purana 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.

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Common questions about Wander

As per the Census of India 2011, Wander village had a population of 5,365. That makes it the 11th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents.

Wander village has 2,839 males and 2,526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wander has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Wander is 151208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wander covers 1755 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wander falls under Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Wander is Ajit Gill Matta, about 14 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 Wander.

Wander is about 37 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wander is in Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district. Jaito is about 13 km away. Ajit Gill Matta is about 14 km away. Bagha Purana is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.