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About Pakri Village

Pakri is a large village in Bidupur tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,673, made up of 2,482 males and 2,191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares.

Pakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Bidupur
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 4,673
Male Population 2,482
Female Population 2,191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pakri compares

By the 2011 count Pakri is the 18th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,400 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 63 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 886.

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 village. 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 14 km from Bidupur, and the nearest railway station is Vaishali, about 7.9 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 Pakri
Nearest railway station Vaishali 7.9 km
Nearest town Lālganj 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bidupur 14 km

Villages closest to Pakri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bidupur 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 4,673. That makes it the 18th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,400 residents.

Pakri village has 2,482 males and 2,191 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 886.

Pakri covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 63 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pakri falls under Bidupur tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pakri is Vaishali, about 7.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pakri.

Pakri is about 14 km from Bidupur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakri is in Bidupur tehsil of Vaishali district. Vaishali is about 7.9 km away. Lālganj is about 11 km away. Bidupur 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 Khanpur Pakri (under 2 km), Arazi Shampur (under 2 km) and Shampur Dayal (under 2 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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