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About Pakardih Village

Pakardih is a small village in Kathikund tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 91 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,187 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakardih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakardih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Kathikund
Pincode 814103
Area (hectares) 118.85 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 91
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,187
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakardih compares

By the 2011 count Pakardih is the 123rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 372 residents. Its 118.85 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Pakardih

Pakardih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pakardih as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Pakardih from other places

Pakardih lies about 32 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 25 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 Pakardih
Nearest railway station Joramow Railway Station 25 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Kathikund 32 km
District headquarters Dumka 32 km

Villages closest to Pakardih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakardih village had a population of 199. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 372 residents.

Pakardih village has 91 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakardih has about 1187 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Pakardih is 814103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakardih covers 118.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pakardih falls under Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pakardih is Joramow Railway Station, about 25 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 village for Pakardih.

Pakardih is about 32 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakardih is in Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district. Joramow Railway Station is about 25 km away. Jāmtāra is about 29 km away. Kathikund is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghasol (under 2 km), Lakhanpur (under 2 km) and Dumaria (2.0 km).

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

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