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About Pandwala Village

Pandwala is a large village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,649, made up of 1,405 males and 1,244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pandwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pandwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140601
Area (hectares) 266 hectares
Population 2,649
Male Population 1,405
Female Population 1,244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
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 Pandwala compares

By the 2011 count Pandwala is the 10th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 266 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Pandwala

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

Pandwala lies about 16 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Ghagghar, about 3.0 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 Pandwala
Nearest railway station Ghagghar 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 4.6 km
Nearest town Basi 4.6 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 16 km

Villages closest to Pandwala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Pandwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Pandwala village had a population of 2,649. That makes it the 10th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Pandwala village has 1,405 males and 1,244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandwala has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Pandwala is 140601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pandwala covers 266 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pandwala falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Pandwala is Ghagghar, about 3.0 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 Pandwala.

Pandwala is about 16 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pandwala is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Ghagghar is about 3.0 km away. Dera Bassi is about 4.6 km away. Basi is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sundran (1.5 km), Morthikari (1.8 km) and Haibatpur (1.8 km).

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

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