About Pachra Village

Pachra is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,801, made up of 948 males and 853 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pachra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Balrampur
Pincode	854317
Area (hectares)	190.4 hectares
Population	1,801
Male Population	948
Female Population	853
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Pachra compares

By the 2011 count Pachra is the 27th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 190.4 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Pachra

Pachra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pachra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pachra from other places

Pachra lies about 41 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sanjay Gram, about 4.3 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 Pachra
Tehsil headquarters	Balrampur	3.9 km
Nearest railway station	Sanjay Gram	4.3 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	21 km
District headquarters	Katihar	41 km

Villages closest to Pachra

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Pachra

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachra village had a population of 1,801. That makes it the 27th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Pachra village has 948 males and 853 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachra has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Pachra is 854317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pachra covers 190.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pachra falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pachra is Sanjay Gram, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pachra.

Pachra is about 41 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pachra is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Balrampur is about 3.9 km away. Sanjay Gram is about 4.3 km away. Rāiganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.