About Pachapani Village

Pachapani is a small village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 456, made up of 223 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pachapani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachapani village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Masalia
Pincode	814158
Area (hectares)	132.83 hectares
Population	456
Male Population	223
Female Population	233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,045
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pachapani compares

By the 2011 count Pachapani is the 96th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 132.83 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Pachapani

Pachapani is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pachapani 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pachapani from other places

Pachapani lies about 26 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 4.7 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 Pachapani
Nearest railway station	Ambajora Shikaripara	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masalia	26 km
District headquarters	Dumka	26 km

Villages closest to Pachapani

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

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Common questions about Pachapani

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachapani village had a population of 456. That makes it the 96th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Pachapani village has 223 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachapani has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Pachapani is 814158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pachapani covers 132.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pachapani falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pachapani is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 4.7 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 10+ km distance for Pachapani.

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

Pachapani is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 4.7 km away. Masalia is about 26 km away. Dumka is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.