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About Pakar Village

Pakar is a small village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 117 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263632, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263632
Area (hectares) 100.87 hectares
Population 238
Male Population 117
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
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 Pakar compares

By the 2011 count Pakar is the 85th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 100.87 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Pakar

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

Pakar lies about 13 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 78 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 Pakar
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 5.2 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 13 km
Nearest town Almora 40 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 78 km

Villages closest to Pakar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakar village had a population of 238. That makes it the 85th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Pakar village has 117 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakar has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Pakar is 263632. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakar covers 100.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakar falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pakar is Kathgodam, about 78 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 Pakar.

Pakar is about 13 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakar is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kapkot is about 5.2 km away. Bageshwar is about 13 km away. Almora is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beira Majhera (under 2 km), Bamsera (under 2 km) and Baskuna (1.6 km).

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

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