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About Pakri Village

Pakri is a large village in Mashrakh tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,184, made up of 1,107 males and 1,077 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares.

Pakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Mashrakh
Area (hectares) 163 hectares
Population 2,184
Male Population 1,107
Female Population 1,077
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
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 the 32nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

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 14 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Masrakh Junction, about 5.5 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 Masrakh Junction 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mashrakh 14 km
District headquarters Saran 14 km
Nearest town Marhaura 18 km

Villages closest to Pakri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mashrakh 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 2,184. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents.

Pakri village has 1,107 males and 1,077 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakri has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Pakri covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakri falls under Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakri is Masrakh Junction, about 5.5 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 14 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakri is in Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district. Masrakh Junction is about 5.5 km away. Mashrakh is about 14 km away. Saran is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Serukaha (under 2 km), Pilkhi (under 2 km) and Chamaria (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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