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About Pakhanpur Village

Pakhanpur is a mid sized village in Karai Parsurai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 740, made up of 379 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares.

Pakhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakhanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Karai Parsurai
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 740
Male Population 379
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Pakhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Pakhanpur is the 30th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Pakhanpur

Pakhanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pakhanpur 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 Pakhanpur from other places

Pakhanpur lies about 22 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Hilsa, about 4.8 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 Pakhanpur
Nearest railway station Hilsa 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Karai Parsurai 22 km
District headquarters Nalanda 22 km

Villages closest to Pakhanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karai Parsurai 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 Pakhanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakhanpur village had a population of 740. That makes it the 30th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents.

Pakhanpur village has 379 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakhanpur has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Pakhanpur covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakhanpur falls under Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakhanpur is Hilsa, about 4.8 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 Pakhanpur.

Pakhanpur is about 22 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakhanpur is in Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district. Hilsa is about 4.8 km away. Karai Parsurai is about 22 km away. Nalanda is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamarthu (3.0 km), Niria (3.1 km) and Gondu Bigha (3.6 km).

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

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