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About Pachamba Village

Pachamba is a mid sized village in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 259 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares.

Pachamba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachamba village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dobhi
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 259
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
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 Pachamba compares

By the 2011 count Pachamba is the 83rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Pachamba

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

Pachamba lies about 42 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 36 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 Pachamba
Tehsil headquarters Dobhi 12 km
Nearest town Bagaha 18 km
Nearest railway station Bansinala Halt 36 km
District headquarters Gaya 42 km

Villages closest to Pachamba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachamba village had a population of 524. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Pachamba village has 259 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachamba has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Pachamba covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pachamba falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pachamba is Bansinala Halt, about 36 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 Pachamba.

Pachamba is about 42 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pachamba is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 12 km away. Bagaha is about 18 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Donchuan (under 2 km), Khapiya (under 2 km) and Mahuari (under 2 km).

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

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