About Pakhar Village

Pakhar is a large village in Kisko tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,134, made up of 1,117 males and 1,017 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3325.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakhar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Lohardaga
Tehsil	Kisko
Pincode	835302
Area (hectares)	3325.12 hectares
Population	2,134
Male Population	1,117
Female Population	1,017
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakhar compares

By the 2011 count Pakhar is the 9th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 3325.12 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Pakhar

Pakhar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pakhar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pakhar from other places

Pakhar lies about 17 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Richughuta, about 10 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 Pakhar
Tehsil headquarters	Kisko	9.4 km
Nearest railway station	Richughuta	10 km
District headquarters	Lohardaga	17 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	17 km

Villages closest to Pakhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakhar village had a population of 2,134. That makes it the 9th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Pakhar village has 1,117 males and 1,017 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakhar has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

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

Pakhar covers 3325.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pakhar falls under Kisko tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pakhar is Richughuta, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Pakhar.

Pakhar is about 17 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakhar is in Kisko tehsil of Lohardaga district. Kisko is about 9.4 km away. Richughuta is about 10 km away. Lohardaga is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.