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About Pachma Village

Pachma is a small village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 72, made up of 38 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.5 hectares hectares.

Pachma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachma village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Area (hectares) 15.5 hectares
Population 72
Male Population 38
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
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 Pachma compares

By the 2011 count Pachma is the 410th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 15.5 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Pachma

Pachma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pachma 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 Pachma from other places

Pachma lies about 37 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Gauri Bazar, about 14 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 Pachma
Nearest town Rūdarpur 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Gauri Bazar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 24 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 37 km

Villages closest to Pachma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachma village had a population of 72. That makes it the 410th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Pachma village has 38 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachma has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Pachma covers 15.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pachma falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pachma is Gauri Bazar, about 14 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 Pachma.

Pachma is about 37 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pachma is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Rūdarpur is about 6.6 km away. Gauri Bazar is about 14 km away. Bansgaon is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahi Dari (4.0 km), Dari Rawat (4.0 km) and Lahdari Khurd (4.0 km).

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

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