# Pakaria Village, Pranpur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pranpur, Katihar 

# Pakaria

Pakaria is a village in Pranpur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **843 people in 164 households**, the 51st largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 843people (2011)
- 164households
- 38.7%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Pakaria PIN code and other codes

Pakaria falls in Pranpur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSahja
- Community development blockPranpur
- Census village code225340

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

## How far is Pakaria from nearby towns?

- Pranpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)16 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)16 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 Pakaria?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pakaria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Durgapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Pakaria known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Pakaria

Of every 100 households in Pakaria in 2011, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pakaria · ■ Pranpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**45%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****44%**

**25%

Television ****18%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****40%**

**40%

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 Pakaria?

■ Pakaria · ■ Pranpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.7%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**959

Working population ****38.1%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.7% for men and 28.5% for women. 48% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (43%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 118 (37%)

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 Pranpur

- Majgawan993 people
- Sonaila951 people
- Maharampur913 people
- Baina878 people
- Keshopur841 people
- Datranga821 people
- Khojate Hat744 people
- Bisare718 people

[All 85 villages in Pranpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/pranpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pakaria from Katihar?16 km by road
- What is the population of Pakaria?843 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakaria in?Katihar district (Pranpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pakaria?38.7% (Census 2011)