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About Pakri Village

Pakri is a large village in Riga tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,809, made up of 1,492 males and 1,317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843327, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Riga
Pincode 843327
Area (hectares) 181.84 hectares
Population 2,809
Male Population 1,492
Female Population 1,317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 25th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,354 residents. Its 181.84 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mahesia, Mandar, Mathwa Azrakbe Balua Arazi and Narsanda Urf Narsawan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 2,809. That makes it the 25th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,354 residents.

Pakri village has 1,492 males and 1,317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakri has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Pakri is 843327. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakri covers 181.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pakri falls under Riga tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The census record for Pakri notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pakri.

Pakri is in Riga tehsil of Sitamarhi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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