About Pakri Village

Pakri is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,268, made up of 695 males and 573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares.

Pakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gurua
Area (hectares)	114 hectares
Population	1,268
Male Population	695
Female Population	573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	824
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 Pakri compares

By the 2011 count Pakri is the 43rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Pakri

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

Pakri lies about 33 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 19 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
Tehsil headquarters	Gurua	6.3 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	12 km
Nearest railway station	Ismailpur	19 km
District headquarters	Gaya	33 km

Villages closest to Pakri

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.

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Common questions about Pakri

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakri village had a population of 1,268. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Pakri village has 695 males and 573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakri has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Pakri covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakri falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakri is Ismailpur, about 19 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 Pakri.

Pakri is about 33 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 Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 6.3 km away. Sherghāti is about 12 km away. Ismailpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.