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About Pakar Village

Pakar is a large village in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,063, made up of 1,081 males and 982 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298 hectares hectares.

Pakar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Harnaut
Area (hectares) 298 hectares
Population 2,063
Male Population 1,081
Female Population 982
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pakar compares

By the 2011 count Pakar is the 28th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 298 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Pakar

Pakar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pakar as Available within 5 - 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 Pakar from other places

Pakar lies about 23 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Manjhauligram H, about 5.5 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 Pakar
Nearest railway station Manjhauligram H 5.5 km
Nearest town Fatwa 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Harnaut 15 km
District headquarters Nalanda 23 km

Villages closest to Pakar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakar village had a population of 2,063. That makes it the 28th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Pakar village has 1,081 males and 982 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakar has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Pakar covers 298 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakar falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakar is Manjhauligram H, about 5.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pakar.

Pakar is about 23 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakar is in Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Manjhauligram H is about 5.5 km away. Fatwa is about 13 km away. Harnaut is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhojpur (under 2 km), Telmar (3.6 km) and Chhiddi (3.9 km).

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

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