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About Pakaria Village

Pakaria is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 684, made up of 351 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares.

Pakaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 684
Male Population 351
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
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 Pakaria compares

By the 2011 count Pakaria is the 87th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Pakaria

Pakaria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pakaria 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 Pakaria from other places

Pakaria lies about 35 km from Bhagalpur, 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 Sonhaula 35 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 35 km

Villages closest to Pakaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonhaula 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 684. That makes it the 87th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Pakaria village has 351 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakaria has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 907.

Pakaria covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakaria falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pakaria.

Pakaria is about 35 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 Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kharagpur is about 18 km away. Kamarganj is about 22 km away. Sonhaula is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajuria (5.4 km), Baijachak (18 km) and Rasulpur (30 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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