About Pakri Village

Pakri is one of the larger villages in Sangrampur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,706, made up of 3,059 males and 2,647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Sangrampur
Pincode	845423
Area (hectares)	328 hectares
Population	5,706
Male Population	3,059
Female Population	2,647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	865
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakri compares

By the 2011 count Pakri is the 8th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 6,264 residents. Its 328 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Pakri

Pakri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pakri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pakri from other places

Pakri lies about 26 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwalia, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters	Sangrampur	8.5 km
Nearest railway station	Sidhwalia	12 km
Nearest town	Barauli	16 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	26 km

Villages closest to Pakri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakri village had a population of 5,706. That makes it the 8th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,264 residents.

Pakri village has 3,059 males and 2,647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakri has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Pakri is 845423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakri covers 328 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Pakri is Sidhwalia, about 12 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 village for Pakri.

Pakri is about 26 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 Sangrampur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Sangrampur is about 8.5 km away. Sidhwalia is about 12 km away. Barauli is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.