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About Pakariya Village

Pakariya is a small village in Poreyahat tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12, made up of 8 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakariya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Poreyahat
Pincode 814153
Area (hectares) 26 hectares
Population 12
Male Population 8
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
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 Pakariya compares

By the 2011 count Pakariya is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Pakariya

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

Pakariya lies about 17 km from Poreyahat, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 1.7 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 Pakariya
Nearest railway station Godda 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Poreyahat 17 km

Villages closest to Pakariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakariya village had a population of 12. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Pakariya village has 8 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakariya has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Pakariya is 814153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakariya covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pakariya falls under Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pakariya is Godda, about 1.7 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 Pakariya.

Pakariya is about 17 km from Poreyahat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakariya is in Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district. Godda is about 1.7 km away. Poreyahat is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guma (under 2 km), Sikatia (1.9 km) and Sikatiya (1.9 km).

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

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