About Pakhowal Village

Pakhowal is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,105, made up of 569 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144528, 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	Garhshankar
Pincode	144528
Area (hectares)	246 hectares
Population	1,105
Male Population	569
Female Population	536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pakhowal compares

By the 2011 count Pakhowal is the 99th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Pachnangal, Paddi Khutti, Paddi Sura Singh and Padrana. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 1,105. That makes it the 99th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Pakhowal village has 569 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakhowal has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Pakhowal is 144528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakhowal covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakhowal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Pakhowal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pakhowal.

Pakhowal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.