About Pakri Village

Pakri is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 678, made up of 338 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakri village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Tehsil	Maheshpur
Pincode	816107
Area (hectares)	214 hectares
Population	678
Male Population	338
Female Population	340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakri compares

By the 2011 count Pakri is the 102nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 1012.

Getting to Pakri

Pakri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pakri as Available within village. 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 Pakri from other places

Pakri lies about 39 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 13 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 Pakri
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	13 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maheshpur	20 km
District headquarters	Pakur	39 km

Villages closest to Pakri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakri village had a population of 678. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Pakri village has 338 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakri has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Pakri is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakri covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakri falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pakri is Harinsing, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pakri.

Pakri is about 39 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakri is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Harinsing is about 13 km away. Nalhāti is about 18 km away. Maheshpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.