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About Pheroke Village

Pheroke is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,930, made up of 1,009 males and 921 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 683 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pheroke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pheroke village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142047
Area (hectares) 683 hectares
Population 1,930
Male Population 1,009
Female Population 921
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pheroke compares

By the 2011 count Pheroke is the 22nd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 683 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Pheroke

Pheroke is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pheroke as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Pheroke from other places

Pheroke lies about 33 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Talwandi, about 12 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 Pheroke
Tehsil headquarters Zira 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Talwandi 12 km
District headquarters Firozpur 33 km

Villages closest to Pheroke

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pheroke village had a population of 1,930. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Pheroke village has 1,009 males and 921 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pheroke has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Pheroke is 142047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pheroke covers 683 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pheroke falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Pheroke is Talwandi, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pheroke.

Pheroke is about 33 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pheroke is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Zira is about 3.8 km away. Talwandi is about 12 km away. Firozpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadriwala (under 2 km), Mahianwala Khurd (2.2 km) and Lehra Rohi (2.3 km).

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

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