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About Pakri Village

Pakri is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,629, made up of 834 males and 795 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares.

Pakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Fatehpur
Area (hectares) 199 hectares
Population 1,629
Male Population 834
Female Population 795
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakri compares

By the 2011 count Pakri is the 41st largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 199 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Pakri

Pakri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pakri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pakri from other places

Pakri lies about 89 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Khemnichak, about under 2 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 Pakri
Nearest railway station Khemnichak under 2 km
Nearest town Patna 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 9.5 km
District headquarters Gaya 89 km

Villages closest to Pakri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakri village had a population of 1,629. That makes it the 41st largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Pakri village has 834 males and 795 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakri has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Pakri covers 199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakri falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakri is Khemnichak, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pakri.

Pakri is about 89 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakri is in Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district. Khemnichak is about under 2 km away. Patna is about 2.4 km away. Fatehpur is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhupat Bandh (2.4 km), Pateya (2.4 km) and Patwans (2.4 km).

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

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