About Namada Village

Namada is a mid sized village in Samana tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 892, made up of 482 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Namada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Namada village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Samana
Pincode	140401
Area (hectares)	261 hectares
Population	892
Male Population	482
Female Population	410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	851
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Namada compares

By the 2011 count Namada is the 52nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents. Its 261 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Namada

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

Namada lies about 29 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kalhemajra, about 16 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 Namada
Tehsil headquarters	Samana	9.7 km
Nearest town	Samāna	9.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kalhemajra	16 km
District headquarters	Patiala	29 km

Villages closest to Namada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Namada village had a population of 892. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents.

Namada village has 482 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Namada has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Namada is 140401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Namada covers 261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Namada falls under Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Namada is Kalhemajra, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Namada.

Namada is about 29 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Namada is in Samana tehsil of Patiala district. Samana is about 9.7 km away. Samāna is about 9.7 km away. Kalhemajra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.