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About Pahra Village

Pahra is a large village in Gurdaspur tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,189, made up of 1,668 males and 1,521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Gurdaspur
Pincode 143521
Area (hectares) 326 hectares
Population 3,189
Male Population 1,668
Female Population 1,521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pahra compares

By the 2011 count Pahra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 326 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Pahra

The census records public bus service for Pahra 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pahra from other places

Pahra lies about 2.1 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 Pahra
Nearest railway station Gurdaspur 2.1 km

Villages closest to Pahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahra village had a population of 3,189. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Pahra village has 1,668 males and 1,521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahra has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Pahra is 143521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pahra covers 326 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pahra falls under Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Pahra is Gurdaspur, about 2.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pahra.

Pahra is about 2.1 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahra is in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Gurdaspur is about 2.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mankaur Singh (under 2 km), Ghurala (under 2 km) and Uncha (1.6 km).

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

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