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About Pakaha Village

Pakaha is a mid sized village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,790, made up of 899 males and 891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Baikunthpur
Pincode 841420
Area (hectares) 367 hectares
Population 1,790
Male Population 899
Female Population 891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakaha compares

By the 2011 count Pakaha is the 39th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents. Its 367 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Pakaha

Pakaha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pakaha as Available within <5 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 Pakaha from other places

Pakaha lies about 69 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Marhaura, 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 Pakaha
Nearest railway station Marhaura under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baikunthpur 35 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 69 km

Villages closest to Pakaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakaha village had a population of 1,790. That makes it the 39th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents.

Pakaha village has 899 males and 891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakaha has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Pakaha is 841420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakaha covers 367 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakaha falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakaha is Marhaura, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pakaha.

Pakaha is about 69 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakaha is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Marhaura is about under 2 km away. Baikunthpur is about 35 km away. Gopalganj is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siswan (8.6 km), Dhab (13 km) and Man Urf Basant Chhapra (15 km).

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

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