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About Pakaria Village

Pakaria is a mid sized village in Pirpainti tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,222, made up of 649 males and 573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Pirpainti
Pincode 813209
Area (hectares) 7 hectares
Population 1,222
Male Population 649
Female Population 573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pakaria compares

By the 2011 count Pakaria is the 48th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents. Its 7 hectares work out to about 175 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Pakaria

Pakaria 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 Pakaria as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pakaria from other places

Pakaria lies about 36 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, 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 Pakaria
Nearest railway station Ekchari 14 km
Nearest town Colgong 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pirpainti 24 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 36 km

Villages closest to Pakaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakaria village had a population of 1,222. That makes it the 48th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents.

Pakaria village has 649 males and 573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakaria has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 876.

The pincode recorded for Pakaria is 813209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakaria covers 7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 175 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pakaria falls under Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakaria is Ekchari, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pakaria.

Pakaria is about 36 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakaria is in Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about 14 km away. Colgong is about 16 km away. Pirpainti is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangarampur (5.1 km), Mayanagar (8.6 km) and Nawada (9.9 km).

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

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