About Pakha Village

Pakha is a small village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 28 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chhatarpur
Pincode	822113
Area (hectares)	314 hectares
Population	54
Male Population	28
Female Population	26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakha compares

By the 2011 count Pakha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 314 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Pakha

Pakha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pakha as Available within 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 Pakha from other places

Pakha lies about 33 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribagh Road, about 17 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 Pakha
Nearest town	Barki Saria	17 km
Nearest railway station	Hazaribagh Road	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chhatarpur	33 km
District headquarters	Palamu	33 km

Villages closest to Pakha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakha village had a population of 54. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Pakha village has 28 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakha has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Pakha is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakha covers 314 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pakha falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pakha is Hazaribagh Road, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pakha.

Pakha is about 33 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakha is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district. Barki Saria is about 17 km away. Hazaribagh Road is about 17 km away. Chhatarpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.