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About Pachmah Village

Pachmah is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,647, made up of 857 males and 790 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares.

Pachmah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachmah village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 116 hectares
Population 1,647
Male Population 857
Female Population 790
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pachmah compares

By the 2011 count Pachmah is the 27th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Pachmah

Pachmah is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pachmah as Available within village. 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 Pachmah from other places

Pachmah lies about 32 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 21 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 Pachmah
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 5.3 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 21 km
District headquarters Gaya 32 km

Villages closest to Pachmah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachmah village had a population of 1,647. That makes it the 27th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Pachmah village has 857 males and 790 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachmah has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Pachmah covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pachmah falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pachmah is Guraru, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pachmah.

Pachmah is about 32 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pachmah is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 5.3 km away. Sherghāti is about 8.2 km away. Guraru is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mayapur (under 2 km), Nariahi (under 2 km) and Dumri (1.6 km).

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

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