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About Pachaura Village

Pachaura is a large village in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,264, made up of 1,719 males and 1,545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330 hectares hectares.

Pachaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Harnaut
Area (hectares) 330 hectares
Population 3,264
Male Population 1,719
Female Population 1,545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pachaura compares

By the 2011 count Pachaura is the 18th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 330 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Pachaura

Pachaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pachaura 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pachaura from other places

Pachaura lies about 19 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Wena, about 3.0 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 Pachaura
Nearest railway station Wena 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Harnaut 5.4 km
Nearest town Bakhtiarpur 14 km
District headquarters Nalanda 19 km

Villages closest to Pachaura

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 Pachaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachaura village had a population of 3,264. That makes it the 18th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Pachaura village has 1,719 males and 1,545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachaura has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Pachaura covers 330 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pachaura falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pachaura is Wena, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Pachaura.

Pachaura is about 19 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pachaura is in Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Wena is about 3.0 km away. Harnaut is about 5.4 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narchawar (under 2 km), Khaira (under 2 km) and Alipur (1.6 km).

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

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