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About Pakri Village

Pakri is a small village in Konch tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 234 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares.

Pakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Konch
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 454
Male Population 234
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakri compares

By the 2011 count Pakri is the 112th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,614 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Pakri

Pakri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pakri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 124 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Nadaon, about 11 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 Konch 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Nadaon 11 km
Nearest town Buxar 13 km
District headquarters Gaya 124 km

Villages closest to Pakri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Konch 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 454. That makes it the 112th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,614 residents.

Pakri village has 234 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakri has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Pakri covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakri falls under Konch tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakri is Nadaon, about 11 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 km distance for Pakri.

Pakri is about 124 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 Konch tehsil of Gaya district. Konch is about 2.7 km away. Nadaon is about 11 km away. Buxar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koch (2.7 km), Jahana (3.0 km) and Gauharpur (3.9 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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