Wadalaਵਡਲਾ

Where is Wadala?

Wadala is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pathankot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027578, and it covers 125 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 579 people in Wadala: 301 men and 278 women, living in 129 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 125 hectares, the population density works out to about 463 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 924 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 58, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 134 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.98 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.11 per cent and women at 65.62 per cent. The census recorded 96 workers, about 17 per cent of the village. Of the 96 main workers, the largest group, 83, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 11 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Wadala's land. Of the village's 125 hectares, 110 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (85 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (25 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 83 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Wadala is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khani Khui, Bahladpur, Bhimpur and Haibo.

What is the population of Wadala?

The population of Wadala was 579 at the 2011 census, living in 129 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Wadala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Wadala has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.