About Thakuri Village

Thakuri is a mid sized village in Paliganj tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,271, made up of 671 males and 600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thakuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thakuri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Paliganj
Pincode	801110
Area (hectares)	126.55 hectares
Population	1,271
Male Population	671
Female Population	600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thakuri compares

By the 2011 count Thakuri is the 72nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents. Its 126.55 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Thakuri

Thakuri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Thakuri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thakuri from other places

Thakuri lies about 53 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad, about 24 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 Thakuri
Tehsil headquarters	Paliganj	7.9 km
Nearest town	Arwal	9.6 km
Nearest railway station	Jehanabad	24 km
District headquarters	Patna	53 km

Villages closest to Thakuri

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

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Common questions about Thakuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Thakuri village had a population of 1,271. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents.

Thakuri village has 671 males and 600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thakuri has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Thakuri is 801110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thakuri covers 126.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thakuri falls under Paliganj tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Thakuri is Jehanabad, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Thakuri.

Thakuri is about 53 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thakuri is in Paliganj tehsil of Patna district. Paliganj is about 7.9 km away. Arwal is about 9.6 km away. Jehanabad is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.