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About Pakuria Village

Pakuria is a mid sized village in Berhampore tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,503, made up of 762 males and 741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742165, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Berhampore
Pincode 742165
Area (hectares) 81.38 hectares
Population 1,503
Male Population 762
Female Population 741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pakuria compares

By the 2011 count Pakuria is the 72nd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,723 residents. Its 81.38 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Pakuria

Pakuria is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pakuria as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nidhi Nagar Sarsabad, Nischintapur, Nutangram and Nutanpara. 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 Pakuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakuria village had a population of 1,503. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,723 residents.

Pakuria village has 762 males and 741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakuria has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Pakuria is 742165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakuria covers 81.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pakuria falls under Berhampore tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Pakuria notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pakuria.

Pakuria is in Berhampore tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Pakuria today is likely to be higher.

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