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About Pakri Village

Pakri is a large village in Barharia tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,604, made up of 1,277 males and 1,327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares.

Pakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Barharia
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 2,604
Male Population 1,277
Female Population 1,327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pakri compares

By the 2011 count Pakri is the 40th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Pakri

Pakri 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 Pakri 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 Pakri from other places

Pakri lies about 22 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Phulwaria, about 9.1 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 Mirganj 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Phulwaria 9.1 km
District headquarters Siwan 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharia 22 km

Villages closest to Pakri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barharia 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 2,604. That makes it the 40th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents.

Pakri village has 1,277 males and 1,327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakri has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Pakri covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pakri falls under Barharia tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakri is Phulwaria, about 9.1 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 Pakri.

Pakri is about 22 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakri is in Barharia tehsil of Siwan district. Mirganj is about 9.0 km away. Phulwaria is about 9.1 km away. Siwan is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakri Sultan (under 2 km), Khizar Chak (3.9 km) and Sahba Chak (3.9 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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