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About Pakhuria Village

Pakhuria is a mid sized village in Hirbandh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 947, made up of 497 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakhuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakhuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Hirbandh
Pincode 722101
Area (hectares) 167.58 hectares
Population 947
Male Population 497
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakhuria compares

By the 2011 count Pakhuria is the 30th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 716 residents. Its 167.58 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Pakhuria

Pakhuria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pakhuria as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Naria, Nipania, Nischintapur and Nowadihi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Pakhuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakhuria village had a population of 947. That makes it the 30th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 716 residents.

Pakhuria village has 497 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakhuria has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Pakhuria is 722101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakhuria covers 167.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakhuria falls under Hirbandh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Pakhuria notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Pakhuria is in Hirbandh tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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