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About Pakhiriguri Village

Pakhiriguri is a small village in Kokrajhar tehsil, in the district of Chirang, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 426, made up of 206 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309.7 hectares hectares.

Pakhiriguri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakhiriguri village
Description Value
State Assam
District Chirang
Tehsil Kokrajhar
Area (hectares) 309.7 hectares
Population 426
Male Population 206
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakhiriguri compares

By the 2011 count Pakhiriguri is the 164th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 950 residents. Its 309.7 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Pakhiriguri

Pakhiriguri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pakhiriguri 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 Pakhiriguri from other places

Pakhiriguri lies about 60 km from Chirang, and the nearest railway station is Gossaigaon Hat, about 3.9 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 Pakhiriguri
Nearest railway station Gossaigaon Hat 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kokrajhar 31 km
District headquarters Chirang 60 km

Villages closest to Pakhiriguri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakhiriguri village had a population of 426. That makes it the 164th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 950 residents.

Pakhiriguri village has 206 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakhiriguri has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Pakhiriguri covers 309.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pakhiriguri falls under Kokrajhar tehsil of Chirang district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Pakhiriguri is Gossaigaon Hat, about 3.9 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 Pakhiriguri.

Pakhiriguri is about 60 km from Chirang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakhiriguri is in Kokrajhar tehsil of Chirang district. Gossaigaon Hat is about 3.9 km away. Kokrajhar is about 31 km away. Chirang is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Habrubari (2.6 km), Bhatipara (3.6 km) and Dologaon (3.7 km).

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

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