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About Pakaria Village

Pakaria is a mid sized village in Falka tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,260, made up of 680 males and 580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Falka
Pincode 854114
Area (hectares) 252 hectares
Population 1,260
Male Population 680
Female Population 580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakaria compares

By the 2011 count Pakaria is the 27th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents. Its 252 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Pakaria

Pakaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pakaria as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Pakaria from other places

Pakaria lies about 30 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, about 14 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 Pakaria
Tehsil headquarters Falka under 2 km
Nearest railway station Bakhri 14 km
Nearest town Purnia 26 km
District headquarters Katihar 30 km

Villages closest to Pakaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakaria village had a population of 1,260. That makes it the 27th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents.

Pakaria village has 680 males and 580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakaria has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Pakaria is 854114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakaria covers 252 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakaria falls under Falka tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakaria is Bakhri, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Pakaria.

Pakaria is about 30 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakaria is in Falka tehsil of Katihar district. Falka is about under 2 km away. Bakhri is about 14 km away. Purnia is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobindpur (under 2 km), Salehpur (1.8 km) and Salehpur Milik (1.8 km).

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

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