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About Pakaria Village

Pakaria is a small village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 97, made up of 52 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakaria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 18.37 hectares
Population 97
Male Population 52
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pakaria compares

By the 2011 count Pakaria is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 18.37 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Pakaria

The census records public bus service for Pakaria as Available within <5 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 <5 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 47 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 8.2 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 Pakaria
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 8.2 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 37 km
District headquarters Giridih 47 km

Villages closest to Pakaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhanwar 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 97. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Pakaria village has 52 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakaria has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Pakaria is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakaria covers 18.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakaria falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pakaria is Dhanwar, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pakaria.

Pakaria is about 47 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakaria is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 8.2 km away. Barki Saria is about 37 km away. Giridih is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharauna (3.7 km), Purni Chitardih (4.5 km) and Domaidih (4.6 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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