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About Pakaria Village

Pakaria is a small village in Mayur Hand tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 51 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,235 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakaria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Mayur Hand
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 22 hectares
Population 114
Male Population 51
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,235
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakaria compares

By the 2011 count Pakaria is the 92nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 569 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 Pakaria

Pakaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pakaria as Available within 10+ 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 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 2.0 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 36 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 Mayur Hand 2.0 km
District headquarters Chatra 2.0 km
Nearest town Chatrā 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 36 km

Villages closest to Pakaria

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 Pakaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakaria village had a population of 114. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 569 residents.

Pakaria village has 51 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakaria has about 1235 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

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

Pakaria covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pakaria is Shivpur, about 36 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pakaria.

Pakaria is about 2.0 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakaria is in Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district. Mayur Hand is about 2.0 km away. Chatra is about 2.0 km away. Chatrā is about 2.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamunia (2.1 km), Gurwadih (4.6 km) and Larahi (6.5 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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