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About Pakuria Village

Pakuria is a small village in Panskura tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 185 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721139, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Panskura
Pincode 721139
Area (hectares) 18.28 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 185
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakuria compares

By the 2011 count Pakuria is the 204th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 18.28 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Pakuria

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

Pakuria lies about 42 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Narayan Pakuria Murail, about under 2 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 railway station Narayan Pakuria Murail under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Panskura 6.3 km
Nearest town Tamlūk 19 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 42 km

Villages closest to Pakuria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakuria village had a population of 372. That makes it the 204th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Pakuria village has 185 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakuria has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Pakuria is 721139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakuria covers 18.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pakuria falls under Panskura tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pakuria is Narayan Pakuria Murail, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pakuria.

Pakuria is about 42 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakuria is in Panskura tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Narayan Pakuria Murail is about under 2 km away. Panskura is about 6.3 km away. Tamlūk is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narayan Pakuria (under 2 km), Raghunathbari (4.1 km) and Chiara (4.2 km).

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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