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About Pakrihar Village

Pakrihar is a small village in Chanpatia tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 245 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakrihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakrihar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Chanpatia
Pincode 845450
Area (hectares) 42.2 hectares
Population 457
Male Population 245
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pakrihar compares

By the 2011 count Pakrihar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,843 residents. Its 42.2 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Pakrihar

Pakrihar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pakrihar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Pakrihar from other places

Pakrihar lies about 13 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kumarbagh, about 1.8 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 Pakrihar
Nearest railway station Kumarbagh 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanpatia 6.5 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 13 km

Villages closest to Pakrihar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakrihar village had a population of 457. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,843 residents.

Pakrihar village has 245 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakrihar has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Pakrihar is 845450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakrihar covers 42.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakrihar falls under Chanpatia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakrihar is Kumarbagh, about 1.8 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 10+ km distance for Pakrihar.

Pakrihar is about 13 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakrihar is in Chanpatia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Kumarbagh is about 1.8 km away. Chanpatia is about 6.5 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khardeur (under 2 km), Siswania (under 2 km) and Lakhaura Nazamat (under 2 km).

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

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