# Pakri Village, Gurua, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Pakri

Pakri is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,268 people in 208 households**, the 43rd largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 1,268people (2011)
- 208households
- 65.5%literacy
- 824females per 1,000 males

## Pakri PIN code and other codes

Pakri falls in Gurua sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPakri
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255619

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?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)17 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gurua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 h winter

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 60% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pakri · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**44%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****9%**

**44%

Television ****7%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****824**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****779**

**961

Working population ****29.5%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 53.3% for women. 42% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (13%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 42 (11%) · **■** Marginal 169 (45%)

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 Gurua

- Paruhara1,332 people
- Rupan chak1,319 people
- Panaul1,273 people
- Koiri Bigha1,270 people
- Kartahi1,260 people
- Baida1,230 people
- Mahadewpur1,229 people
- itawa1,223 people

[All 182 villages in Gurua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gurua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pakri from Gaya?60 km by road
- What is the population of Pakri?1,268 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakri in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pakri?65.5% (Census 2011)