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About Pakri Village

Pakri is a large village in Baruraj tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,947, made up of 2,087 males and 1,860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.1 hectares hectares.

Pakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Baruraj
Area (hectares) 259.1 hectares
Population 3,947
Male Population 2,087
Female Population 1,860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pakri compares

By the 2011 count Pakri is the 22nd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,957 residents. Its 259.1 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Pakri

Pakri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pakri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pakri from other places

Pakri lies about 25 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Vaishali, about 7.9 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 Pakri
Nearest railway station Vaishali 7.9 km
Nearest town Lālganj 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruraj 25 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 25 km

Villages closest to Pakri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakri village had a population of 3,947. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,957 residents.

Pakri village has 2,087 males and 1,860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakri has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Pakri covers 259.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pakri falls under Baruraj tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakri is Vaishali, about 7.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pakri.

Pakri is about 25 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakri is in Baruraj tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Vaishali is about 7.9 km away. Lālganj is about 11 km away. Baruraj 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 Manikpur (5.1 km), Dharampur Ishak (5.4 km) and Mohiuddinpur (5.7 km).

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

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