About Pakna Village

Pakna is a mid sized village in Torpa tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,007, made up of 496 males and 511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakna village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Torpa
Pincode	835227
Area (hectares)	301 hectares
Population	1,007
Male Population	496
Female Population	511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,030
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakna compares

By the 2011 count Pakna is the 30th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 301 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Pakna

Pakna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pakna as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pakna from other places

Pakna lies about 31 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 8.0 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 Pakna
Tehsil headquarters	Torpa	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Pokla	8.0 km
District headquarters	Khunti	31 km

Villages closest to Pakna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakna village had a population of 1,007. That makes it the 30th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Pakna village has 496 males and 511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakna has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Pakna is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakna covers 301 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakna falls under Torpa tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pakna is Pokla, about 8.0 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 village for Pakna.

Pakna is about 31 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakna is in Torpa tehsil of Khunti district. Torpa is about 6.3 km away. Pokla is about 8.0 km away. Khunti is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.