About Pakhowal Village

Pakhowal is a large village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,964, made up of 2,614 males and 2,350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 964 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakhowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakhowal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Raikot
Pincode	141108
Area (hectares)	964 hectares
Population	4,964
Male Population	2,614
Female Population	2,350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 964 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

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 27 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Gungrana, about 11 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	Gungrana	11 km
Nearest town	Ahmedgarh	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raikot	12 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	27 km

Villages closest to Pakhowal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raikot 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 4,964. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Pakhowal village has 2,614 males and 2,350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakhowal has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Pakhowal is 141108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakhowal covers 964 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakhowal falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Pakhowal is Gungrana, about 11 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 27 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakhowal is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Gungrana is about 11 km away. Ahmedgarh is about 12 km away. Raikot is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.