About Pakdaha Village

Pakdaha is a mid sized village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 929, made up of 466 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakdaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakdaha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Shikaripara
Pincode	816103
Area (hectares)	158.26 hectares
Population	929
Male Population	466
Female Population	463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
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 Pakdaha compares

By the 2011 count Pakdaha is the 36th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 158.26 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Pakdaha

Pakdaha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pakdaha 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 Pakdaha from other places

Pakdaha lies about 33 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about under 2 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 Pakdaha
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	under 2 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shikaripara	33 km
District headquarters	Dumka	33 km

Villages closest to Pakdaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakdaha village had a population of 929. That makes it the 36th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Pakdaha village has 466 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakdaha has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Pakdaha is 816103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakdaha covers 158.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakdaha falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pakdaha is Harinsing, about under 2 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 Pakdaha.

Pakdaha is about 33 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakdaha is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about under 2 km away. Rampur Hat is about 23 km away. Shikaripara is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.