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About Pakri Village

Pakri is a large village in Bagaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,435, made up of 1,264 males and 1,171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.2 hectares hectares.

Pakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Bagaha
Area (hectares) 173.2 hectares
Population 2,435
Male Population 1,264
Female Population 1,171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 Pakri compares

By the 2011 count Pakri is the 37th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents. Its 173.2 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Pakri

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

Pakri lies about 29 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhairoganj, about 2.4 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 Bhairoganj 2.4 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagaha 18 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 29 km

Villages closest to Pakri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagaha 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 2,435. That makes it the 37th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents.

Pakri village has 1,264 males and 1,171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakri has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Pakri covers 173.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakri falls under Bagaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakri is Bhairoganj, about 2.4 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 Pakri.

Pakri is about 29 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakri is in Bagaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Bhairoganj is about 2.4 km away. Rāmnagar is about 7.0 km away. Bagaha is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahsaram (under 2 km), Jura (under 2 km) and Bhataura (4.6 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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