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About Pakuria Village

Pakuria is a mid sized village in Nala tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,855, made up of 923 males and 932 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakuria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Nala
Pincode 815355
Area (hectares) 411 hectares
Population 1,855
Male Population 923
Female Population 932
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakuria compares

By the 2011 count Pakuria is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 411 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Pakuria

Pakuria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pakuria 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pakuria from other places

Pakuria lies about 24 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Palāsthali, about 7.8 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 Pakuria
Nearest railway station Palāsthali 7.8 km
Nearest town Chittaranjan 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nala 13 km
District headquarters Jamtara 24 km

Villages closest to Pakuria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakuria village had a population of 1,855. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Pakuria village has 923 males and 932 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakuria has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Pakuria is 815355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakuria covers 411 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakuria falls under Nala tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pakuria is Palāsthali, about 7.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pakuria.

Pakuria is about 24 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakuria is in Nala tehsil of Jamtara district. Palāsthali is about 7.8 km away. Chittaranjan is about 8.9 km away. Nala is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sima (13 km), Nala (13 km) and Amjuria (15 km).

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

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