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About Pakria Village

Pakria is a small village in Mandro tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 39 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Mandro
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 88.33 hectares
Population 76
Male Population 39
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pakria compares

By the 2011 count Pakria is the 126th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 88.33 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Pakria

Pakria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pakria as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pakria from other places

Pakria lies about 10 km from Mandro, and the nearest railway station is Sahibganj, about 12 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 Pakria
Tehsil headquarters Mandro 10 km
Nearest railway station Sahibganj 12 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 13 km

Villages closest to Pakria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakria village had a population of 76. That makes it the 126th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Pakria village has 39 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakria has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Pakria is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakria covers 88.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pakria falls under Mandro tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pakria is Sahibganj, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pakria.

Pakria is about 10 km from Mandro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakria is in Mandro tehsil of Sahibganj district. Mandro is about 10 km away. Sahibganj is about 12 km away. Sāhibganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damdama (2.0 km), Badem (2.4 km) and Baramasia (2.4 km).

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

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