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About Pakri Village

Pakri is a small village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 107 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.2 hectares hectares.

Pakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 25.2 hectares
Population 217
Male Population 107
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
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 Pakri compares

By the 2011 count Pakri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents. Its 25.2 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

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 - 10 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 19 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kuwarchintawa, 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 Pakri
Nearest railway station Kuwarchintawa 1.8 km
Nearest town Pakridayal 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 15 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 19 km

Villages closest to Pakri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chakia 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 217. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents.

Pakri village has 107 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakri has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Pakri covers 25.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakri falls under Chakia tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakri is Kuwarchintawa, about 1.8 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 Pakri.

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

Pakri is in Chakia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kuwarchintawa is about 1.8 km away. Pakridayal is about 13 km away. Chakia is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birt Pakri Gopal (under 2 km), Ghansham Pakri (under 2 km) and Narhar Pakri (under 2 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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