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About Pakaria Village

Pakaria is a mid sized village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,669, made up of 846 males and 823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakaria village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pathariya
Pincode 493338
Area (hectares) 457.51 hectares
Population 1,669
Male Population 846
Female Population 823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakaria compares

By the 2011 count Pakaria is the 25th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 457.51 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Pakaria

Pakaria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pakaria as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pakaria from other places

Pakaria lies about 26 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 14 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 Pakaria
Tehsil headquarters Pathariya 12 km
Nearest railway station Belha 14 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 26 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 26 km

Villages closest to Pakaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakaria village had a population of 1,669. That makes it the 25th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Pakaria village has 846 males and 823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakaria has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Pakaria is 493338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakaria covers 457.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakaria falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pakaria is Belha, about 14 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Pakaria.

Pakaria is about 26 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakaria is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pathariya is about 12 km away. Belha is about 14 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badra (under 2 km), Chandali (1.9 km) and Ramtala (2.4 km).

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

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