About Pakha Village

Pakha is a mid sized village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,343, made up of 699 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakha village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Nalhati I
Pincode	731220
Area (hectares)	66.04 hectares
Population	1,343
Male Population	699
Female Population	644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
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 Pakha compares

By the 2011 count Pakha is the 57th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 66.04 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Pakha

Pakha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pakha 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pakha from other places

Pakha lies about 13 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Takipur, about 7.8 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 Pakha
Nearest railway station	Takipur	7.8 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nalhati I	13 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	13 km

Villages closest to Pakha

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

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Common questions about Pakha

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakha village had a population of 1,343. That makes it the 57th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Pakha village has 699 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakha has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Pakha is 731220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakha covers 66.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pakha falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pakha is Takipur, about 7.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pakha.

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

Pakha is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Takipur is about 7.8 km away. Nalhāti is about 11 km away. Nalhati I is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.