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About Pakhuria Village

Pakhuria is a mid sized village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,042, made up of 541 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731245, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731245
Area (hectares) 97.57 hectares
Population 1,042
Male Population 541
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakhuria compares

By the 2011 count Pakhuria is the 51st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 97.57 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Pakhuria

Pakhuria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pakhuria as Available within 5 - 10 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 Pakhuria from other places

Pakhuria lies about 5.5 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 1.7 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 Pakhuria
Nearest town Rampur Hat 1.6 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 5.5 km
District headquarters Birbhum 5.5 km

Villages closest to Pakhuria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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 Pakhuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakhuria village had a population of 1,042. That makes it the 51st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Pakhuria village has 541 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakhuria has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Pakhuria is 731245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakhuria covers 97.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakhuria falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pakhuria is Rampurhat Junction, about 1.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pakhuria.

Pakhuria is about 5.5 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakhuria is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 1.6 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 1.7 km away. Mayureswar I is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Prachandapur (4.5 km), Dangal (5.1 km) and Tarapur (7.5 km).

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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