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About Pachrukhi Village

Pachrukhi is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 345 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares.

Pachrukhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachrukhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Dhuraiya
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 345
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pachrukhi compares

By the 2011 count Pachrukhi is the 104th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Pachrukhi

Pachrukhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pachrukhi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pachrukhi from other places

Pachrukhi lies about 23 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 9.4 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 Pachrukhi
Nearest railway station Bela 9.4 km
Nearest town Purāini 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuraiya 23 km
District headquarters Banka 23 km

Villages closest to Pachrukhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachrukhi village had a population of 660. That makes it the 104th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Pachrukhi village has 345 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachrukhi has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Pachrukhi covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pachrukhi falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pachrukhi is Bela, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pachrukhi.

Pachrukhi is about 23 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pachrukhi is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 9.4 km away. Purāini is about 17 km away. Dhuraiya is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalni Buzurg (under 2 km), Chalni Khurd (under 2 km) and Kathauni (under 2 km).

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

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