About Pakan Village

Pakan is a large village in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,031, made up of 1,562 males and 1,469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1305 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Firozpur
Tehsil	Fazilka
Pincode	152124
Area (hectares)	1305 hectares
Population	3,031
Male Population	1,562
Female Population	1,469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pakan compares

By the 2011 count Pakan is the 35th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 1305 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Pakan

Pakan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pakan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pakan from other places

Pakan lies about 65 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Lakhewali, about 5.7 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 Pakan
Nearest railway station	Lakhewali	5.7 km
Nearest town	Muktsar	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Fazilka	28 km
District headquarters	Firozpur	65 km

Villages closest to Pakan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakan village had a population of 3,031. That makes it the 35th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Pakan village has 1,562 males and 1,469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakan has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Pakan is 152124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakan covers 1305 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakan falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Pakan is Lakhewali, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Pakan.

Pakan is about 65 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakan is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Lakhewali is about 5.7 km away. Muktsar is about 20 km away. Fazilka is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.