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About Purkhowal Village

Purkhowal is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 944, made up of 481 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purkhowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purkhowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144528
Area (hectares) 141 hectares
Population 944
Male Population 481
Female Population 463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Purkhowal compares

By the 2011 count Purkhowal is the 133rd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Purkhowal

Purkhowal 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 Purkhowal 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pathrala, Pensra, Phagon and Possi. 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.

Common questions about Purkhowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Purkhowal village had a population of 944. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Purkhowal village has 481 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purkhowal has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

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

Purkhowal covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purkhowal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Purkhowal notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Purkhowal.

Purkhowal 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.

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

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