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About Pakhram Village

Pakhram is one of the larger villages in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28,209, made up of 14,891 males and 13,318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1750 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakhram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakhram village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Biraul
Pincode 847203
Area (hectares) 1750 hectares
Population 28,209
Male Population 14,891
Female Population 13,318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pakhram compares

By the 2011 count Pakhram is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 1750 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Pakhram

Pakhram is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pakhram 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pakhram from other places

Pakhram lies about 38 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 3.6 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 Pakhram
Nearest railway station Biraul 3.6 km
Nearest town Benipur 14 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 38 km

Villages closest to Pakhram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakhram village had a population of 28,209. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Pakhram village has 14,891 males and 13,318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakhram has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Pakhram is 847203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakhram covers 1750 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pakhram falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakhram is Biraul, about 3.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pakhram.

Pakhram is about 38 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakhram is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 3.6 km away. Benipur is about 14 km away. Darbhanga is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aran Pokhram (under 2 km), Lalpur (1.8 km) and Patania (1.8 km).

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

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