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

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Village · Palasi, Araria 

# Pakri

Pakri is a village in Palasi sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,214 people in 483 households**, the 35th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%.

- 2,214people (2011)
- 483households
- 47.3%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Pakri PIN code and other codes

Pakri falls in Palasi sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPakri
- Community development blockPalasi
- Census village code222077

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?

- Palasi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)22 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)22 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 100% of the 362 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pakri · ■ Palasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**36%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****19%**

**18%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 · ■ Palasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.3%**

**52.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**972

Working population ****38.3%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.2% for men and 34.3% for women. 59% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 484 (57%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (3%) · **■** Marginal 208 (25%)

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 Palasi

- Bhikha2,528 people
- Sobagmara2,462 people
- Denga2,340 people
- Dhantola2,263 people
- Gang Jhali2,174 people
- Khapra2,169 people
- Kashibari2,164 people
- Chandipur2,153 people

[All 107 villages in Palasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/palasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pakri from Araria?22 km by road
- What is the population of Pakri?2,214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakri in?Araria district (Palasi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pakri?47.3% (Census 2011)