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About Pakka Kalan Village

Pakka Kalan is one of the larger villages in Talwandi Sabo tehsil, in the district of Bathinda, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,677, made up of 4,526 males and 4,151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakka Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakka Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Bathinda
Tehsil Talwandi Sabo
Pincode 151401
Area (hectares) 3153 hectares
Population 8,677
Male Population 4,526
Female Population 4,151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakka Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Pakka Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,778 residents. Its 3153 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Pakka Kalan

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

Pakka Kalan lies about 21 km from Bathinda, and the nearest railway station is Sangat, about 6.8 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 Pakka Kalan
Nearest railway station Sangat 6.8 km
Nearest town Dabwāli 15 km
District headquarters Bathinda 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Talwandi Sabo 22 km

Villages closest to Pakka Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Talwandi Sabo 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 Pakka Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakka Kalan village had a population of 8,677. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,778 residents.

Pakka Kalan village has 4,526 males and 4,151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakka Kalan has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Pakka Kalan is 151401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakka Kalan covers 3153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakka Kalan falls under Talwandi Sabo tehsil of Bathinda district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Pakka Kalan is Sangat, about 6.8 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 Pakka Kalan.

Pakka Kalan is about 21 km from Bathinda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakka Kalan is in Talwandi Sabo tehsil of Bathinda district. Sangat is about 6.8 km away. Dabwāli is about 15 km away. Bathinda is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amarpura Urf Gurthuri (2.6 km), Jodhpur Bagga Singh Alias Phalran (4.9 km) and Malwala (5.3 km).

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

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