About Pakhowal Village

Pakhowal is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 384, made up of 200 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakhowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakhowal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Dasua
Pincode	144207
Area (hectares)	55 hectares
Population	384
Male Population	200
Female Population	184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakhowal compares

By the 2011 count Pakhowal is the 258th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Pakhowal

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

How far is Pakhowal from other places

Pakhowal lies about 22 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khuda Kurala, about 14 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 Pakhowal
Nearest railway station	Khuda Kurala	14 km
Nearest town	Urmar	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dasua	18 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	22 km

Villages closest to Pakhowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakhowal village had a population of 384. That makes it the 258th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Pakhowal village has 200 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakhowal has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Pakhowal is 144207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakhowal covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakhowal falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Pakhowal is Khuda Kurala, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pakhowal.

Pakhowal is about 22 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakhowal is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Khuda Kurala is about 14 km away. Urmar is about 15 km away. Dasua is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.