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About Pachmahua Village

Pachmahua is a mid sized village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,081, made up of 545 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares.

Pachmahua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachmahua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Sikandra
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 1,081
Male Population 545
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pachmahua compares

By the 2011 count Pachmahua is the 40th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Pachmahua

Pachmahua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pachmahua as Available within 5 - 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 Pachmahua from other places

Pachmahua lies about 20 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Bashuachak Halt, about 19 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 Pachmahua
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra under 2 km
Nearest railway station Bashuachak Halt 19 km
District headquarters Jamui 20 km
Nearest town Jamūī 20 km

Villages closest to Pachmahua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachmahua village had a population of 1,081. That makes it the 40th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Pachmahua village has 545 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachmahua has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Pachmahua covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pachmahua falls under Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pachmahua is Bashuachak Halt, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Pachmahua.

Pachmahua is about 20 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pachmahua is in Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district. Sikandra is about under 2 km away. Bashuachak Halt is about 19 km away. Jamui is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikandra (under 2 km), Lahila (under 2 km) and Ramdih Chitauni (under 2 km).

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

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