About Pakaria Village

Pakaria is a mid sized village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 292 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares.

Pakaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakaria village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Kadwa
Area (hectares)	62 hectares
Population	539
Male Population	292
Female Population	247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	846
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pakaria compares

By the 2011 count Pakaria is the 132nd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

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 5 - 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 87 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Forbesganj Junction, 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 Pakaria
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	9.4 km
Nearest railway station	Forbesganj Junction	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadwa	17 km
District headquarters	Katihar	87 km

Villages closest to Pakaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kadwa 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 539. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Pakaria village has 292 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakaria has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Pakaria covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakaria falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakaria is Forbesganj Junction, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pakaria.

Pakaria is about 87 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 Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Shahbazpur is about 9.4 km away. Forbesganj Junction is about 12 km away. Kadwa is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.