About Pakri Village

Pakri is a mid sized village in Tarhasi tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,753, made up of 883 males and 870 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822122, 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	Tarhasi
Pincode	822122
Area (hectares)	96.22 hectares
Population	1,753
Male Population	883
Female Population	870
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakri compares

By the 2011 count Pakri is the 13th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 96.22 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

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 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 Pakri from other places

Pakri lies about 123 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 5.8 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	Balumath	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tarhasi	10 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	27 km
District headquarters	Palamu	123 km

Villages closest to Pakri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarhasi 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 1,753. That makes it the 13th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Pakri village has 883 males and 870 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakri has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Pakri is 822122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakri covers 96.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pakri falls under Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pakri is Balumath, about 5.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pakri.

Pakri is about 123 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 Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district. Balumath is about 5.8 km away. Tarhasi is about 10 km away. Lātehār is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.