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About Pakri Sham Village

Pakri Sham is a mid sized village in Phulwaria tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,138, made up of 538 males and 600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.4 hectares hectares.

Pakri Sham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakri Sham village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Phulwaria
Area (hectares) 106.4 hectares
Population 1,138
Male Population 538
Female Population 600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pakri Sham compares

By the 2011 count Pakri Sham is the 47th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents. Its 106.4 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Pakri Sham

The census records public bus service for Pakri Sham as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pakri Sham from other places

Pakri Sham lies about 46 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Duraundha Junction, about 5.2 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 Pakri Sham
Nearest railway station Duraundha Junction 5.2 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulwaria 15 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 46 km

Villages closest to Pakri Sham

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakri Sham village had a population of 1,138. That makes it the 47th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents.

Pakri Sham village has 538 males and 600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakri Sham has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Pakri Sham covers 106.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakri Sham falls under Phulwaria tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakri Sham is Duraundha Junction, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pakri Sham.

Pakri Sham is about 46 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakri Sham is in Phulwaria tehsil of Gopalganj district. Duraundha Junction is about 5.2 km away. Mahārājgani is about 10 km away. Phulwaria is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tanrwa Khemraj (1.9 km), Jagdishpur (6.1 km) and Balepur (9.8 km).

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

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