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About Pakaria Village

Pakaria is a small village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 108 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakaria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Litipara
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 245 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 108
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
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 Pakaria compares

By the 2011 count Pakaria is the 116th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 245 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Pakaria

Pakaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pakaria 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 Pakaria from other places

Pakaria lies about 29 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 3.8 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 Pakaria
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 3.8 km
Nearest town Farakka 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Litipara 26 km
District headquarters Pakur 29 km

Villages closest to Pakaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakaria village had a population of 229. That makes it the 116th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Pakaria village has 108 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakaria has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Pakaria is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakaria covers 245 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pakaria falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pakaria is Barharwa Junction, about 3.8 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 Pakaria.

Pakaria is about 29 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakaria is in Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Barharwa Junction is about 3.8 km away. Farakka is about 16 km away. Litipara is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tetli (2.6 km), Baijnathpur (2.9 km) and Charkapahar (3.8 km).

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

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