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About Pakri Village

Pakri is a mid sized village in Khaira tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 785, made up of 401 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Khaira
Pincode 811317
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 785
Male Population 401
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakri compares

By the 2011 count Pakri is the 68th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,663 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Pakri

Pakri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pakri as Available within 10+ 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 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 11 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Gidhaur, about 12 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 Khaira 5.3 km
District headquarters Jamui 11 km
Nearest town Jamūī 11 km
Nearest railway station Gidhaur 12 km

Villages closest to Pakri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khaira 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 785. That makes it the 68th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,663 residents.

Pakri village has 401 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakri has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Pakri is 811317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakri covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakri falls under Khaira tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakri is Gidhaur, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pakri.

Pakri is about 11 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakri is in Khaira tehsil of Jamui district. Khaira is about 5.3 km away. Jamui is about 11 km away. Jamūī is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baribag Jaljoga (under 2 km), Tola Barabandh (2.0 km) and Bela (2.1 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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