Skip to main content

About Bara Paktari Village

Bara Paktari is a small village in Sundarpahari tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 130 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Paktari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Paktari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Sundarpahari
Pincode 814156
Area (hectares) 204.89 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 130
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,138
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bara Paktari compares

By the 2011 count Bara Paktari is the 59th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 300 residents. Its 204.89 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1023.

Getting to Bara Paktari

Bara Paktari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Paktari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Paktari from other places

Bara Paktari lies about 73 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 8.9 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 Bara Paktari
Nearest railway station Chatra 8.9 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sundarpahari 29 km
District headquarters Godda 73 km

Villages closest to Bara Paktari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sundarpahari 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 Bara Paktari

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Paktari village had a population of 278. That makes it the 59th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 300 residents.

Bara Paktari village has 130 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Paktari has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Bara Paktari is 814156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Paktari covers 204.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bara Paktari falls under Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Paktari is Chatra, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bara Paktari.

Bara Paktari is about 73 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Paktari is in Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district. Chatra is about 8.9 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Sundarpahari is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Haripur (under 2 km), Bara Kalhajor (under 2 km) and Bara Palma (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.