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About Pakwalya Village

Pakwalya is a mid sized village in Barharia tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,526, made up of 705 males and 821 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,165 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares.

Pakwalya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakwalya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Barharia
Area (hectares) 116 hectares
Population 1,526
Male Population 705
Female Population 821
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,165
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pakwalya compares

By the 2011 count Pakwalya is the 77th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Pakwalya

Pakwalya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pakwalya 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pakwalya from other places

Pakwalya lies about 16 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Maharajganj, about 3.9 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 Pakwalya
Nearest town Mahārājgani 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Maharajganj 3.9 km
District headquarters Siwan 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharia 22 km

Villages closest to Pakwalya

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 Pakwalya

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakwalya village had a population of 1,526. That makes it the 77th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents.

Pakwalya village has 705 males and 821 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakwalya has about 1165 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Pakwalya covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakwalya falls under Barharia tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakwalya is Maharajganj, about 3.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pakwalya.

Pakwalya 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.

Pakwalya is in Barharia tehsil of Siwan district. Mahārājgani is about 3.5 km away. Maharajganj is about 3.9 km away. Siwan 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 Asapur (2.5 km), Chak Pararauna (6.8 km) and Mansahata (7.7 km).

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

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