About Wan Village

Wan is a large village in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,950, made up of 2,084 males and 1,866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1376 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Tarn Taran
Tehsil	Patti
Pincode	143305
Area (hectares)	1376 hectares
Population	3,950
Male Population	2,084
Female Population	1,866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wan compares

By the 2011 count Wan is the 19th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 1376 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 894.

Getting to Wan

Wan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wan as Available within 5 - 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 Wan from other places

Wan lies about 14 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Kairon, about 6.0 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 Wan
Nearest railway station	Kairon	6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Patti	10 km
District headquarters	Tarn Taran	14 km

Villages closest to Wan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wan village had a population of 3,950. That makes it the 19th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Wan village has 2,084 males and 1,866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wan has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Wan is 143305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wan covers 1376 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wan falls under Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Wan is Kairon, about 6.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Wan.

Wan is about 14 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wan is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Kairon is about 6.0 km away. Patti is about 10 km away. Tarn Taran is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.