About Pakaria Village

Pakaria is a large village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,751, made up of 1,540 males and 1,211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 786 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakaria village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Pincode	813211
Area (hectares)	128 hectares
Population	2,751
Male Population	1,540
Female Population	1,211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	786
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakaria compares

By the 2011 count Pakaria is the 12th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Pakaria

Pakaria is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pakaria as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Pakaria from other places

Pakaria 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 Pakaria
Nearest town	Kharagpur	18 km
Nearest railway station	Kamarganj	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	28 km
District headquarters	Banka	28 km

Villages closest to Pakaria

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.

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Common questions about Pakaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakaria village had a population of 2,751. That makes it the 12th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Pakaria village has 1,540 males and 1,211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakaria has about 786 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Pakaria is 813211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakaria covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pakaria falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakaria 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 10+ km distance for Pakaria.

Pakaria 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.

Pakaria 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.