About Pakho Chak Village

Pakho Chak is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,072, made up of 577 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakho Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakho Chak village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Pathankot
Pincode	143534
Area (hectares)	96 hectares
Population	1,072
Male Population	577
Female Population	495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	858
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pakho Chak compares

By the 2011 count Pakho Chak is the 109th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Pakho Chak

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

How far is Pakho Chak from other places

Pakho Chak lies about 17 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Parmanand, about 3.3 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 Pakho Chak
Nearest railway station	Parmanand	3.3 km
Nearest town	Dīnānagar	5.6 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathankot	20 km

Villages closest to Pakho Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathankot 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 Pakho Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakho Chak village had a population of 1,072. That makes it the 109th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Pakho Chak village has 577 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakho Chak has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Pakho Chak is 143534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakho Chak covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakho Chak falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Pakho Chak is Parmanand, about 3.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pakho Chak.

Pakho Chak is about 17 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakho Chak is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Parmanand is about 3.3 km away. Dīnānagar is about 5.6 km away. Gurdaspur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.