Village · Lauriya, Pashchim Champaran # Pakri Pakri is a village in Lauriya sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,183 people in 430 households, the 40th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%. - 2,183 people (2011) - 430 households - 40.4% literacy - 937 females per 1,000 males ## Pakri PIN code and other codes Pakri falls in Lauriya sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Marhiya Pakadi - Community development block Lauriya - Census village code 216771 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pakri from nearby towns? - Lauriya (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ) 28 km by road - Narkatiyaganj (nearest town) 26 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pakri? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Pakri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Lauria - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bettiah - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bettiah - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pakri known for? The main crops are paddy. About 85% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pakri Of every 100 households in Pakri in 2011, 1 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pakri · ■ Lauriya rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 7% - Toilet within the home 9% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 80% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 46% 55% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 95% - Use banking services 22% 38% - Television 6% 8% - Mobile phone 33% 52% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 1% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 39% 25% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pakri? ■ Pakri · ■ Lauriya rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 40.4% 60.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 937 912 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1069 966 - Working population 32.6% 33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 48.0% for men and 32.0% for women. 51% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Farm labourers 284 (40%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 13 (2%) · ■ Marginal 413 (58%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lauriya - Dumra 2,478 people - Baswaria 2,355 people - Gonahi 2,288 people - Pararawan 2,269 people - Bankatwa 2,124 people - Jamunia 2,116 people - Lipni 2,004 people - Lakar 1,998 people All 96 villages in Lauriya ## Quick answers - How far is Pakri from Bettiah? 28 km by road - What is the population of Pakri? 2,183 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pakri in? Pashchim Champaran district (Lauriya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pakri? 40.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/lauriya/pakri-216771/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.