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About Pachghara Village

Pachghara is a small village in Mayur Hand tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 127 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pachghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachghara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Mayur Hand
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 71 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 127
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,126
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Pachghara compares

By the 2011 count Pachghara is the 73rd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 569 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Pachghara

Pachghara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pachghara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pachghara from other places

Pachghara lies about 5.9 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 30 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 Pachghara
Tehsil headquarters Mayur Hand 5.9 km
District headquarters Chatra 5.9 km
Nearest town Chatrā 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 30 km

Villages closest to Pachghara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayur Hand 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 Pachghara

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachghara village had a population of 270. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 569 residents.

Pachghara village has 127 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachghara has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Pachghara is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pachghara covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pachghara falls under Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pachghara is Katkamsandi, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pachghara.

Pachghara is about 5.9 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pachghara is in Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district. Mayur Hand is about 5.9 km away. Chatra is about 5.9 km away. Chatrā is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Larahi (under 2 km), Parasi (under 2 km) and Varkara (under 2 km).

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

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