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About Pakhora Village

Pakhora is a mid sized village in Gangapur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,087, made up of 560 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1049 hectares hectares.

Pakhora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakhora village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Gangapur
Area (hectares) 1049 hectares
Population 1,087
Male Population 560
Female Population 527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pakhora compares

By the 2011 count Pakhora is the 78th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 1049 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Pakhora

Pakhora is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pakhora as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pakhora from other places

Pakhora lies about 76 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Pusauli, about 14 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 Pakhora
Nearest town Bhabhua 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Pusauli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangapur 21 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 76 km

Villages closest to Pakhora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakhora village had a population of 1,087. That makes it the 78th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Pakhora village has 560 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakhora has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Pakhora covers 1049 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pakhora falls under Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakhora is Pusauli, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pakhora.

Pakhora is about 76 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakhora is in Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Bhabhua is about 8.4 km away. Pusauli is about 14 km away. Gangapur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhiw Dhanora (under 2 km), Gavli Dhanora (under 2 km) and Guru Dhanora (under 2 km).

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

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