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About Pakaria Village

Pakaria is a mid sized village in Pranpur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 423 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.03 hectares hectares.

Pakaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Pranpur
Area (hectares) 102.03 hectares
Population 843
Male Population 423
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Pakaria compares

By the 2011 count Pakaria is the 50th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents. Its 102.03 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Pakaria

The census records public bus service for Pakaria as Available within <5 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pakaria from other places

Pakaria lies about 128 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 4.0 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 railway station Kusheshwar Asthan 4.0 km
Nearest town Bangaon 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Pranpur 25 km
District headquarters Katihar 128 km

Villages closest to Pakaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pranpur 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 843. That makes it the 50th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents.

Pakaria village has 423 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakaria has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Pakaria covers 102.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakaria falls under Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakaria is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pakaria.

Pakaria is about 128 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 Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 4.0 km away. Bangaon is about 18 km away. Pranpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirauda (6.6 km), Bastaul (8.4 km) and Athara (8.5 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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