About Pawkuri Village

Pawkuri is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,937, made up of 1,011 males and 926 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares.

Pawkuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pawkuri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Area (hectares)	92 hectares
Population	1,937
Male Population	1,011
Female Population	926
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pawkuri compares

By the 2011 count Pawkuri is the 29th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Pawkuri

Pawkuri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pawkuri as Available within 5 - 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 Pawkuri from other places

Pawkuri lies about 30 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 26 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 Pawkuri
Nearest town	Kharagpur	17 km
Nearest railway station	Ganganiyan	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	30 km
District headquarters	Banka	30 km

Villages closest to Pawkuri

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 Pawkuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Pawkuri village had a population of 1,937. That makes it the 29th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Pawkuri village has 1,011 males and 926 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pawkuri has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

Pawkuri covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pawkuri falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pawkuri is Ganganiyan, about 26 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pawkuri.

Pawkuri is about 30 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pawkuri is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 17 km away. Ganganiyan is about 26 km away. Shambhuganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.