About Pakri Village

Pakri is a large village in Purnahiya tehsil, in the district of Sheohar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,120, made up of 1,158 males and 962 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheohar
Tehsil	Purnahiya
Pincode	843334
Area (hectares)	100.2 hectares
Population	2,120
Male Population	1,158
Female Population	962
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	831
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakri compares

By the 2011 count Pakri is the 17th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,536 residents. Its 100.2 hectares work out to about 21 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 888.

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 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 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 23 km from Sheohar, and the nearest railway station is Phenhara, about 9.7 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 town	Pakridayal	1.9 km
Nearest railway station	Phenhara	9.7 km
District headquarters	Sheohar	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Purnahiya	27 km

Villages closest to Pakri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnahiya 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 2,120. That makes it the 17th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,536 residents.

Pakri village has 1,158 males and 962 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakri has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Pakri is 843334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakri covers 100.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pakri falls under Purnahiya tehsil of Sheohar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakri is Phenhara, about 9.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pakri.

Pakri is about 23 km from Sheohar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakri is in Purnahiya tehsil of Sheohar district. Pakridayal is about 1.9 km away. Phenhara is about 9.7 km away. Sheohar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.