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About Pachgain Village

Pachgain is a mid sized village in Kairo tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 612, made up of 302 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pachgain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachgain village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kairo
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 199 hectares
Population 612
Male Population 302
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pachgain compares

By the 2011 count Pachgain is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 199 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 1019.

Getting to Pachgain

Pachgain is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pachgain 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pachgain from other places

Pachgain lies about 19 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Nagjua, about 2.6 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 Pachgain
Nearest railway station Nagjua 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kairo 15 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 19 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 19 km

Villages closest to Pachgain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachgain village had a population of 612. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Pachgain village has 302 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachgain has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Pachgain is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pachgain covers 199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pachgain falls under Kairo tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pachgain is Nagjua, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Pachgain.

Pachgain is about 19 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pachgain is in Kairo tehsil of Lohardaga district. Nagjua is about 2.6 km away. Kairo is about 15 km away. Lohardaga is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khawasambawa (under 2 km), Garadih (1.7 km) and Narauli (2.2 km).

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

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