About Pakri Village

Pakri is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,269, made up of 670 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakri village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Patan
Pincode	822123
Area (hectares)	98 hectares
Population	1,269
Male Population	670
Female Population	599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
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 35th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

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 32 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Barlanga, 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	Barlanga	13 km
Nearest town	Kathhāra	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Patan	32 km
District headquarters	Palamu	32 km

Villages closest to Pakri

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.

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Common questions about Pakri

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakri village had a population of 1,269. That makes it the 35th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Pakri village has 670 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakri has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

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

Pakri covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakri falls under Patan tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pakri is Barlanga, 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 32 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakri is in Patan tehsil of Palamu district. Barlanga is about 13 km away. Kathhāra is about 25 km away. Patan is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.