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About Pakripahar Village

Pakripahar is a small village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 39 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,436 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.99 hectares hectares.

Pakripahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakripahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Litipara
Area (hectares) 15.99 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 39
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,436
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakripahar compares

By the 2011 count Pakripahar is the 205th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 15.99 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Pakripahar

Pakripahar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pakripahar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Pakripahar from other places

Pakripahar lies about 28 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 18 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 Pakripahar
Tehsil headquarters Litipara 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 18 km
District headquarters Pakur 28 km

Villages closest to Pakripahar

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 Pakripahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakripahar village had a population of 95. That makes it the 205th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Pakripahar village has 39 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakripahar has about 1436 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Pakripahar covers 15.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakripahar falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pakripahar is Barharwa Junction, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pakripahar.

Pakripahar is about 28 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakripahar is in Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Litipara is about 9.8 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 18 km away. Pakur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amtola (2.2 km), Champa (2.7 km) and Bichpahar (3.3 km).

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

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