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About Pachokhar Village

Pachokhar is a mid sized village in Andar tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,254, made up of 579 males and 675 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,166 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pachokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachokhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Andar
Pincode 841231
Area (hectares) 177 hectares
Population 1,254
Male Population 579
Female Population 675
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,166
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 Pachokhar compares

By the 2011 count Pachokhar is the 33rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents. Its 177 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Pachokhar

Pachokhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pachokhar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pachokhar from other places

Pachokhar lies about 16 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 10 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 Pachokhar
Tehsil headquarters Andar 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Jiradei 10 km
Nearest town Mairwa 14 km
District headquarters Siwan 16 km

Villages closest to Pachokhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Andar 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 Pachokhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachokhar village had a population of 1,254. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents.

Pachokhar village has 579 males and 675 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachokhar has about 1166 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Pachokhar is 841231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pachokhar covers 177 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pachokhar falls under Andar tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pachokhar is Jiradei, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pachokhar.

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

Pachokhar is in Andar tehsil of Siwan district. Andar is about 6.6 km away. Jiradei is about 10 km away. Mairwa 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 Sanchipur (under 2 km), Pipra (1.6 km) and Ghataila (1.7 km).

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

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