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About Pachkhanda Village

Pachkhanda is a large village in Mashrakh tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,312, made up of 1,154 males and 1,158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares.

Pachkhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachkhanda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Mashrakh
Area (hectares) 160 hectares
Population 2,312
Male Population 1,154
Female Population 1,158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pachkhanda compares

By the 2011 count Pachkhanda is the 30th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Pachkhanda

Pachkhanda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pachkhanda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pachkhanda from other places

Pachkhanda lies about 16 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Masrakh Junction, about 3.3 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 Pachkhanda
Nearest railway station Masrakh Junction 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mashrakh 16 km
District headquarters Saran 16 km
Nearest town Marhaura 16 km

Villages closest to Pachkhanda

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 Pachkhanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachkhanda village had a population of 2,312. That makes it the 30th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents.

Pachkhanda village has 1,154 males and 1,158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachkhanda has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Pachkhanda covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pachkhanda falls under Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pachkhanda is Masrakh Junction, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pachkhanda.

Pachkhanda is about 16 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pachkhanda is in Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district. Masrakh Junction is about 3.3 km away. Mashrakh is about 16 km away. Saran is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairanpur (under 2 km), Gangauli (under 2 km) and Khajuri (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pachkhanda today is likely to be higher.

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