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About Pakhoke Village

Pakhoke is a large village in Tarn Taran tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,344, made up of 2,257 males and 2,087 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 670 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143401, 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 Tarn Taran
Pincode 143401
Area (hectares) 670 hectares
Population 4,344
Male Population 2,257
Female Population 2,087
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakhoke compares

By the 2011 count Pakhoke is the 16th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,215 residents. Its 670 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Pakhoke

Pakhoke is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pakhoke as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 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 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 Tarn Taran 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 4,344. That makes it the 16th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,215 residents.

Pakhoke village has 2,257 males and 2,087 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakhoke has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Pakhoke is 143401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakhoke covers 670 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakhoke falls under Tarn Taran 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village 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 Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Jandiāla Gurū is about 7.5 km away. Tarn Taran Junction is about 8.7 km away. Tarn Taran 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 Deo (under 2 km), Rakh Bhohru (2.9 km) and Rakh Sheikh Fatta (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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