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About Pakri Village

Pakri is a mid sized village in Karpi tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,130, made up of 569 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares.

Pakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Karpi
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 1,130
Male Population 569
Female Population 561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakri compares

By the 2011 count Pakri is the 50th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Pakri

Pakri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pakri as Available within <5 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 Pakri from other places

Pakri lies about 12 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 30 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 Pakri
Tehsil headquarters Karpi 5.5 km
District headquarters Arwal 12 km
Nearest railway station Makhdumpur Gaya 30 km

Villages closest to Pakri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakri village had a population of 1,130. That makes it the 50th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents.

Pakri village has 569 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakri has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Pakri covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakri falls under Karpi tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakri is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 30 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pakri.

Pakri is about 12 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakri is in Karpi tehsil of Arwal district. Karpi is about 5.5 km away. Arwal is about 12 km away. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chauhar (1.5 km), Chauhar Chak (1.5 km) and Puran (2.5 km).

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

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