# Pakho Village, Tapa, Barnala (Punjab) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Tapa, Barnala 

# Pakho

Pakho is a village in Tapa sub-district of Barnala district, Punjab, PIN code **148108**. The 2011 Census counted **10,376 people in 1,963 households**, the 3rd largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 10,376people (2011)
- 1,963households
- 56.7%literacy
- 148108PIN code

## Pakho PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pakho is 148108.** Pakho falls in Tapa sub-district, Barnala district, Punjab.

- PIN code148108
- Gram panchayatPakho Kalan
- Community development blockBarnala
- Census village code040040

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pakho from nearby towns?

- Tapa (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Barnala (district HQ)22 km by road
- Tapa (nearest town)10 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Pakho?

30 services counted by the Census are inside Pakho; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barnala
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pakho known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 91% of the 3,105 hectares of village land is sown, and 2,586 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Pakho

Of every 100 households in Pakho in 2011, 97 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Pakho · ■ Tapa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**19%

Tap water ****10%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**64%

Use banking services ****46%**

**58%

Television ****65%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**10%

None of these assets ****15%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Pakho?

■ Pakho · ■ Tapa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**842

Working population ****41.1%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.3% for men and 53.8% for women. 55% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,242 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 520 (12%) · **■** Household industry 39 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,249 (29%) · **■** Marginal 1,210 (28%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Tapa

- Sehna14,762 people
- Dhaula10,819 people
- Mauran7,197 people
- Mauran6,557 people
- Rura Kalan6,154 people
- Talewal5,974 people

[All 50 villages in Tapa](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/barnala/tapa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pakho?148108
- How far is Pakho from Barnala?22 km by road
- What is the population of Pakho?10,376 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakho in?Barnala district (Tapa sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Pakho?56.7% (Census 2011)