# Pakri Village, Shahpur, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahpur, Bhojpur 

# Pakri

Pakri is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,645 people in 236 households**, the 42nd largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 1,645people (2011)
- 236households
- 80.8%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Pakri PIN code and other codes

Pakri falls in Shahpur sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDumariya
- Community development blockShahpur
- Census village code246640

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?

- Shahpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)25 km by road
- Shahpur (nearest town)15 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?

10 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 · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gosainpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river

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 94% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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, 16 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pakri · ■ Shahpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****76%**

**63%

Television ****10%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Shahpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**909

Working population ****21.4%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 69.2% for women. 38% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 130 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (22%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (14%) · **■** Marginal 91 (26%)

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 Shahpur

- Chanda1,803 people
- Madhopur1,755 people
- Dhauri1,724 people
- Bimari1,676 people
- Parariya1,454 people
- Dharmangatpur1,429 people
- Maharaja1,397 people
- Mirchaiya Ka Dera1,328 people

[All 137 villages in Shahpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/shahpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pakri from Arrah?25 km by road
- What is the population of Pakri?1,645 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakri in?Bhojpur district (Shahpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pakri?80.8% (Census 2011)