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About Pakhoke Village

Pakhoke is a large village in Khadur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,169, made up of 1,130 males and 1,039 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakhoke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakhoke village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Khadur Sahib
Pincode 143411
Area (hectares) 457 hectares
Population 2,169
Male Population 1,130
Female Population 1,039
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakhoke compares

By the 2011 count Pakhoke is the 30th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents. Its 457 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Pakhoke

Pakhoke is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pakhoke as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Pakhoke from other places

Pakhoke lies about 9.3 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Tarn Taran Junction, about 8.7 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 Pakhoke
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Tarn Taran Junction 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Khadur Sahib 9.3 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 9.3 km

Villages closest to Pakhoke

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khadur Sahib 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 Pakhoke

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakhoke village had a population of 2,169. That makes it the 30th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents.

Pakhoke village has 1,130 males and 1,039 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakhoke has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Pakhoke is 143411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakhoke covers 457 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakhoke falls under Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Pakhoke is Tarn Taran Junction, about 8.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pakhoke.

Pakhoke is about 9.3 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakhoke is in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Jandiāla Gurū is about 7.5 km away. Tarn Taran Junction is about 8.7 km away. Khadur Sahib is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jahan Gir (2.7 km), Dinewal (2.9 km) and Rakh Dinewal (2.9 km).

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

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