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About Pakhar Pura Village

Pakhar Pura is a large village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,467, made up of 2,312 males and 2,155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakhar Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakhar Pura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143601
Area (hectares) 384 hectares
Population 4,467
Male Population 2,312
Female Population 2,155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pakhar Pura compares

By the 2011 count Pakhar Pura is the 7th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 384 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Pakhar Pura

Pakhar Pura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pakhar Pura 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pakhar Pura from other places

Pakhar Pura lies about 26 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Jaintipura, about under 2 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 Pakhar Pura
Nearest railway station Jaintipura under 2 km
Nearest town Batāla 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 26 km
District headquarters Amritsar 26 km

Villages closest to Pakhar Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar I 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 Pakhar Pura

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakhar Pura village had a population of 4,467. That makes it the 7th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Pakhar Pura village has 2,312 males and 2,155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakhar Pura has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Pakhar Pura is 143601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakhar Pura covers 384 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakhar Pura falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Pakhar Pura is Jaintipura, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pakhar Pura.

Pakhar Pura is about 26 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakhar Pura is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Jaintipura is about under 2 km away. Batāla is about 11 km away. Amritsar I is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaintipura (under 2 km), Chachowali (2.0 km) and Mago Soe (2.5 km).

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

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