About Pakuria Village

Pakuria is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 713, made up of 349 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakuria village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Sainthia
Pincode	731234
Area (hectares)	82.77 hectares
Population	713
Male Population	349
Female Population	364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,043
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pakuria compares

By the 2011 count Pakuria is the 99th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 82.77 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Pakuria

Pakuria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pakuria as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pakuria from other places

Pakuria 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 Pakuria
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	1.6 km
Nearest railway station	Rampurhat Junction	1.7 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sainthia	26 km

Villages closest to Pakuria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakuria village had a population of 713. That makes it the 99th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Pakuria village has 349 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakuria has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Pakuria is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakuria covers 82.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakuria falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pakuria is Rampurhat Junction, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Pakuria 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.

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