About Pakuria Village

Pakuria is a mid sized village in Kaliaganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 989, made up of 505 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733129, 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	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Kaliaganj
Pincode	733129
Area (hectares)	106.94 hectares
Population	989
Male Population	505
Female Population	484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pakuria compares

By the 2011 count Pakuria is the 83rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents. Its 106.94 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Pakuria

Pakuria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pakuria as Available within 5 - 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 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 39 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kachna, about 8.0 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	Kachna	8.0 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kaliaganj	34 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	39 km

Villages closest to Pakuria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaliaganj 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 989. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents.

Pakuria village has 505 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakuria has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Pakuria is 733129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakuria covers 106.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakuria falls under Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pakuria is Kachna, about 8.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pakuria.

Pakuria is about 39 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakuria is in Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Kachna is about 8.0 km away. Rāiganj is about 14 km away. Kaliaganj is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.