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About Pato Kalan Village

Pato Kalan is a small village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 348, made up of 183 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pato Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pato Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144702
Area (hectares) 137 hectares
Population 348
Male Population 183
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pato Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Pato Kalan is the 139th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Pato Kalan

Pato Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pato Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Pato Kalan from other places

Pato Kalan lies about 40 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Mulewal Khaira, about 4.1 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 Pato Kalan
Nearest railway station Mulewal Khaira 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 4.9 km
Nearest town Nakodar 19 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 40 km

Villages closest to Pato Kalan

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

Common questions about Pato Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Pato Kalan village had a population of 348. That makes it the 139th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Pato Kalan village has 183 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pato Kalan has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Pato Kalan is 144702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pato Kalan covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pato Kalan falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Pato Kalan is Mulewal Khaira, about 4.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pato Kalan.

Pato Kalan is about 40 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pato Kalan is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Mulewal Khaira is about 4.1 km away. Shahkot is about 4.9 km away. Nakodar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pato Khurd (under 2 km), Rame Taharpur (under 2 km) and Taharpur (under 2 km).

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

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