About Pachranga Village

Pachranga is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,162, made up of 612 males and 550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pachranga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachranga village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Jalandhar II
Pincode	144201
Area (hectares)	236 hectares
Population	1,162
Male Population	612
Female Population	550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pachranga compares

By the 2011 count Pachranga is the 68th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Pachranga

Pachranga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pachranga 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 Pachranga from other places

Pachranga lies about 22 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Machrowal, about under 2 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 Pachranga
Nearest railway station	Machrowal	under 2 km
Nearest town	Adampur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jalandhar II	22 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	22 km

Villages closest to Pachranga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II 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 Pachranga

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachranga village had a population of 1,162. That makes it the 68th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Pachranga village has 612 males and 550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachranga has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Pachranga is 144201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pachranga covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pachranga falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Pachranga is Machrowal, about under 2 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 Pachranga.

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

Pachranga is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Machrowal is about under 2 km away. Adampur is about 12 km away. Jalandhar II is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.