About Pakri Village

Pakri is a large village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,948, made up of 1,321 males and 1,627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,232 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174 hectares hectares.

Pakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Katiya
Area (hectares)	174 hectares
Population	2,948
Male Population	1,321
Female Population	1,627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,232
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 174 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

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 19 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Jalalpur, about 2.6 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	Jalalpur	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Katiya	19 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	19 km
Nearest town	Gopālganj	19 km

Villages closest to Pakri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katiya 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 2,948. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Pakri village has 1,321 males and 1,627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakri has about 1232 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Pakri covers 174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pakri falls under Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakri is Jalalpur, about 2.6 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 19 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakri is in Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Jalalpur is about 2.6 km away. Katiya is about 19 km away. Gopalganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.