# Pakri Village, Kursakatta, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kursakatta, Araria 

# Pakri

Pakri is a village in Kursakatta sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854331**. The 2011 Census counted **3,459 people in 706 households**, the 13th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 3,459people (2011)
- 706households
- 59.4%literacy
- 854331PIN code

## Pakri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pakri is 854331.** Pakri falls in Kursakatta sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854331
- Gram panchayatRahatmina
- Community development blockKursakatta
- Census village code221884

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pakri from nearby towns?

- Kursakatta (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)32 km by road
- Forbesganj (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Pakri?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Pakri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Forbesganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnea
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Forbesganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pakri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 612 hectares of village land is sown, and 384 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Pakri

Of every 100 households in Pakri in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pakri · ■ Kursakatta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**93%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****9%**

**16%

Television ****9%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**25%

Own their home ****94%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Pakri?

■ Pakri · ■ Kursakatta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****838**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**952

Working population ****40.6%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.6% for men and 43.7% for women. 53% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 404 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 426 (30%) · **■** Household industry 49 (3%) · **■** Other work 83 (6%) · **■** Marginal 443 (32%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kursakatta

- Shoirgaon4,290 people
- Dhowabari3,721 people
- Phasimagrabi and Phasimashraqi3,681 people
- Dumaria3,504 people
- Shankarpur3,396 people
- Maigara3,376 people
- Sundari3,297 people
- Lachhmipur3,049 people

[All 69 villages in Kursakatta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/kursakatta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pakri?854331
- How far is Pakri from Araria?32 km by road
- What is the population of Pakri?3,459 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakri in?Araria district (Kursakatta sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pakri?59.4% (Census 2011)