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About Pakwalia Village

Pakwalia is a large village in Daraundha tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,961, made up of 2,552 males and 2,409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakwalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakwalia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Daraundha
Pincode 841238
Area (hectares) 295 hectares
Population 4,961
Male Population 2,552
Female Population 2,409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pakwalia compares

By the 2011 count Pakwalia is the 8th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents. Its 295 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Pakwalia

The census records public bus service for Pakwalia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Pakwalia from other places

Pakwalia 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 Pakwalia
Nearest town Mahārājgani 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Maharajganj 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Daraundha 16 km
District headquarters Siwan 16 km

Villages closest to Pakwalia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakwalia village had a population of 4,961. That makes it the 8th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents.

Pakwalia village has 2,552 males and 2,409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakwalia has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Pakwalia is 841238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakwalia covers 295 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pakwalia falls under Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakwalia 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pakwalia.

Pakwalia 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.

Pakwalia is in Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district. Mahārājgani is about 3.5 km away. Maharajganj is about 3.9 km away. Daraundha 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 Gobindapur (under 2 km), Karsaut (under 2 km) and Bela (under 2 km).

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

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