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About Pachetan Village

Pachetan is a mid sized village in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,921, made up of 992 males and 929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248 hectares hectares.

Pachetan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachetan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Asthawan
Area (hectares) 248 hectares
Population 1,921
Male Population 992
Female Population 929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pachetan compares

By the 2011 count Pachetan is the 32nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 248 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Pachetan

Pachetan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pachetan as Available within 5 - 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 Pachetan from other places

Pachetan lies about 20 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sohsarai, 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 Pachetan
Nearest railway station Sohsarai 7.9 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Asthawan 20 km
District headquarters Nalanda 20 km

Villages closest to Pachetan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachetan village had a population of 1,921. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Pachetan village has 992 males and 929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachetan has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Pachetan covers 248 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pachetan falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pachetan is Sohsarai, about 7.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pachetan.

Pachetan is about 20 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pachetan is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Sohsarai is about 7.9 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 10 km away. Asthawan is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chistipur (under 2 km), Asthawan (2.6 km) and Desna (2.7 km).

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

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