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About Pakeriguri Village

Pakeriguri is a mid sized village in Bijni tehsil, in the district of Chirang, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 614, made up of 321 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.32 hectares hectares.

Pakeriguri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakeriguri village
Description Value
State Assam
District Chirang
Tehsil Bijni
Area (hectares) 227.32 hectares
Population 614
Male Population 321
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
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 Pakeriguri compares

By the 2011 count Pakeriguri is the 121st largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 227.32 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 994.

Getting to Pakeriguri

Pakeriguri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pakeriguri 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 Pakeriguri from other places

Pakeriguri lies about 27 km from Chirang, and the nearest railway station is Abhayapuri, about 7.6 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 Pakeriguri
Nearest railway station Abhayapuri 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bijni 12 km
Nearest town Bongaigaon 18 km
District headquarters Chirang 27 km

Villages closest to Pakeriguri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakeriguri village had a population of 614. That makes it the 121st largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Pakeriguri village has 321 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakeriguri has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Pakeriguri covers 227.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakeriguri falls under Bijni tehsil of Chirang district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Pakeriguri is Abhayapuri, about 7.6 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 Pakeriguri.

Pakeriguri is about 27 km from Chirang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakeriguri is in Bijni tehsil of Chirang district. Abhayapuri is about 7.6 km away. Bijni is about 12 km away. Bongaigaon is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patkiguri (under 2 km), Kamargaon (8.1 km) and Kumargaon (8.1 km).

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

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