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About Pakri Dih Village

Pakri Dih is a mid sized village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 709, made up of 361 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares.

Pakri Dih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakri Dih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Katiya
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 709
Male Population 361
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
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 Dih compares

By the 2011 count Pakri Dih is the 61st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Pakri Dih

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

Pakri Dih 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 Dih
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 Dih

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.

Common questions about Pakri Dih

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakri Dih village had a population of 709. That makes it the 61st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Pakri Dih village has 361 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakri Dih has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Pakri Dih covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pakri Dih falls under Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakri Dih 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 Dih.

Pakri Dih 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 Dih 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.

The closest recorded villages are Pakri (under 2 km), Binod Chak (3.3 km) and Ojaulia (6.7 km).

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

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