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About Pachwar Village

Pachwar is a mid sized village in Rasra tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,164, made up of 613 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.26 hectares hectares.

Pachwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachwar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Rasra
Area (hectares) 133.26 hectares
Population 1,164
Male Population 613
Female Population 551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pachwar compares

By the 2011 count Pachwar is the 132nd largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 133.26 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Pachwar

Pachwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pachwar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Pachwar from other places

Pachwar lies about 30 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Lalkuan Junction, about 18 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 Pachwar
Nearest railway station Lalkuan Junction 18 km
Nearest town Sitārganj 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Rasra 30 km
District headquarters Ballia 30 km

Villages closest to Pachwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachwar village had a population of 1,164. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Pachwar village has 613 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachwar has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Pachwar covers 133.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pachwar falls under Rasra tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pachwar is Lalkuan Junction, about 18 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pachwar.

Pachwar is about 30 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pachwar is in Rasra tehsil of Ballia district. Lalkuan Junction is about 18 km away. Sitārganj is about 19 km away. Rasra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajadharpur (under 2 km), Gaziapur T Harpur (under 2 km) and Harpur (under 2 km).

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

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