About Pakra Village

Pakra is a mid sized village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,068, made up of 517 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 461 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Kamdara
Pincode	835201
Area (hectares)	461 hectares
Population	1,068
Male Population	517
Female Population	551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,066
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakra compares

By the 2011 count Pakra is the 21st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 461 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Pakra

Pakra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pakra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pakra from other places

Pakra lies about 46 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, 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 Pakra
Nearest railway station	Pakra	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kamdara	6.8 km
Nearest town	Khunti	43 km
District headquarters	Gumla	46 km

Villages closest to Pakra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakra village had a population of 1,068. That makes it the 21st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Pakra village has 517 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakra has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Pakra is 835201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakra covers 461 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakra falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pakra is Pakra, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pakra.

Pakra is about 46 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakra is in Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Pakra is about under 2 km away. Kamdara is about 6.8 km away. Khunti is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.