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About Pakar Village

Pakar is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 294 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares.

Pakar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Shambhuganj
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 551
Male Population 294
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakar compares

By the 2011 count Pakar is the 88th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Pakar

Pakar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pakar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pakar from other places

Pakar lies about 28 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Kamarganj, about 22 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 Pakar
Nearest town Kharagpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Kamarganj 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Shambhuganj 28 km
District headquarters Banka 28 km

Villages closest to Pakar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakar village had a population of 551. That makes it the 88th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Pakar village has 294 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakar has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Pakar covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakar falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakar is Kamarganj, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pakar.

Pakar is about 28 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakar is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 18 km away. Kamarganj is about 22 km away. Shambhuganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakaria (under 2 km), Rampur Dharhi (under 2 km) and Karsanda (under 2 km).

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

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