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About Pakaria Village

Pakaria is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 511, made up of 277 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakaria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 822123
Area (hectares) 41 hectares
Population 511
Male Population 277
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakaria compares

By the 2011 count Pakaria is the 89th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Pakaria

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

Pakaria lies about 34 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribagh Road, about 6.1 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 Hazaribagh Road 6.1 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 34 km
District headquarters Palamu 34 km

Villages closest to Pakaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patan 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 511. That makes it the 89th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Pakaria village has 277 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakaria has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Pakaria is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakaria covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakaria falls under Patan tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pakaria is Hazaribagh Road, about 6.1 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 10+ km distance for Pakaria.

Pakaria is about 34 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakaria is in Patan tehsil of Palamu district. Hazaribagh Road is about 6.1 km away. Barki Saria is about 6.2 km away. Patan is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hesla Alias Kaswa Khar (6.5 km), Kanaudi (7.2 km) and Buka (11 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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