About Pakaria Village

Pakaria is a small village in Hasanganj tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 93 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854326, 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	Hasanganj
Pincode	854326
Area (hectares)	60 hectares
Population	174
Male Population	93
Female Population	81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	871
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pakaria compares

By the 2011 count Pakaria is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 917.

Getting to Pakaria

Pakaria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pakaria 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 5 - 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 113 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra 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 Pakaria
Nearest town	Kharagpur	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hasanganj	30 km
District headquarters	Katihar	113 km

Villages closest to Pakaria

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

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Common questions about Pakaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakaria village had a population of 174. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Pakaria village has 93 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakaria has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Pakaria is 854326. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakaria covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakaria falls under Hasanganj tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakaria is Khariapipra Halt, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Pakaria.

Pakaria is about 113 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 Hasanganj tehsil of Katihar district. Kharagpur is about 4.7 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 19 km away. Hasanganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.