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About Pakri Village

Pakri is a mid sized village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,603, made up of 678 males and 925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,364 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.99 hectares hectares.

Pakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Area (hectares) 106.99 hectares
Population 1,603
Male Population 678
Female Population 925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,364
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakri compares

By the 2011 count Pakri is the 43rd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 106.99 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Pakri

Pakri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pakri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 163 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Kuchman Railway Station, about 7.9 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 Kuchman Railway Station 7.9 km
Nearest town Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 30 km
District headquarters Basti 163 km

Villages closest to Pakri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakri village had a population of 1,603. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Pakri village has 678 males and 925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakri has about 1364 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Pakri covers 106.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakri falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pakri is Kuchman Railway Station, about 7.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pakri.

Pakri is about 163 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakri is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Kuchman Railway Station is about 7.9 km away. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar is about 13 km away. Bhanpur 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 Baluwa Kund (4.2 km), Kharahara Japti (4.3 km) and Kharahra Shukul (4.3 km).

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

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