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About Pokhoke Dera Baba Nanak Village

Pokhoke Dera Baba Nanak is a mid sized village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,302, made up of 690 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhoke Dera Baba Nanak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhoke Dera Baba Nanak village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143604
Area (hectares) 395 hectares
Population 1,302
Male Population 690
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Pokhoke Dera Baba Nanak compares

By the 2011 count Pokhoke Dera Baba Nanak is the 27th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 395 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Pokhoke Dera Baba Nanak

Pokhoke Dera Baba Nanak 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 Pokhoke Dera Baba Nanak as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pokhoke Dera Baba Nanak from other places

Pokhoke Dera Baba Nanak lies about 35 km from Gurdaspur. 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 Pokhoke Dera Baba Nanak
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak under 2 km
Nearest town Dhāriwāl 29 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 35 km

Villages closest to Pokhoke Dera Baba Nanak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Pokhoke Dera Baba Nanak

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhoke Dera Baba Nanak village had a population of 1,302. That makes it the 27th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Pokhoke Dera Baba Nanak village has 690 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhoke Dera Baba Nanak has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Pokhoke Dera Baba Nanak is 143604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhoke Dera Baba Nanak covers 395 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokhoke Dera Baba Nanak falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The census record for Pokhoke Dera Baba Nanak notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pokhoke Dera Baba Nanak.

Pokhoke Dera Baba Nanak is about 35 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhoke Dera Baba Nanak is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dera Baba Nanak is about under 2 km away. Dhāriwāl is about 29 km away. Gurdaspur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakhoke Mehmaran (2.6 km), Kotha (4.6 km) and Chakanwali (5.0 km).

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

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