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About Pakuria Village

Pakuria is a large village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,234, made up of 1,678 males and 1,556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakuria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakuria
Pincode 816117
Area (hectares) 274 hectares
Population 3,234
Male Population 1,678
Female Population 1,556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
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 Pakuria compares

By the 2011 count Pakuria is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 274 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Pakuria

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

Pakuria 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 Pakuria
Nearest railway station Harinsing 13 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 18 km
District headquarters Pakur 39 km

Villages closest to Pakuria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakuria village had a population of 3,234. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Pakuria village has 1,678 males and 1,556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakuria has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Pakuria is 816117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakuria covers 274 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakuria falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pakuria 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pakuria.

Pakuria 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.

Pakuria is in Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Harinsing is about 13 km away. Nalhāti is about 18 km away. Pakur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Pakuria (under 2 km), Mangla Bandh (under 2 km) and Joggaria (under 2 km).

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

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