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About Pakri Village

Pakri is a large village in Kalyanpur tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,722, made up of 1,457 males and 1,265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420 hectares hectares.

Pakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Kalyanpur
Area (hectares) 420 hectares
Population 2,722
Male Population 1,457
Female Population 1,265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pakri compares

By the 2011 count Pakri is the 39th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents. Its 420 hectares work out to about 6.5 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 Pakri

Pakri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pakri as Available within <5 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 - 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 128 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Kauriya Halt, about 6.2 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 Kalyanpur 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Kauriya Halt 6.2 km
Nearest town Bela 11 km
District headquarters Samastipur 128 km

Villages closest to Pakri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kalyanpur 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 2,722. That makes it the 39th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents.

Pakri village has 1,457 males and 1,265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakri has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Pakri covers 420 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakri falls under Kalyanpur tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakri is Kauriya Halt, about 6.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pakri.

Pakri is about 128 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakri is in Kalyanpur tehsil of Samastipur district. Kalyanpur is about 2.0 km away. Kauriya Halt is about 6.2 km away. Bela is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Milki (under 2 km), Kalyanpur (2.0 km) and Singhia (2.9 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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