Village · Majhaulia, Pashchim Champaran # Pakri Paras Pakri Paras is a village in Majhaulia sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 3,024 people in 577 households, the 36th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.4%. - 3,024 people (2011) - 577 households - 69.9% literacy - 969 females per 1,000 males ## Pakri Paras PIN code and other codes Pakri Paras falls in Majhaulia sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Mahanaganni - Community development block Majhaulia - Census village code 217294 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pakri Paras from nearby towns? - Majhaulia (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ) 8 km by road - Bettiah (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pakri Paras? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Pakri Paras; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Majhaulia - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Majhaulia - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bettiah - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 3 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pakri Paras known for? The main crops are paddy. About 59% of the 238 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pakri Paras Of every 100 households in Pakri Paras in 2011, 6 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pakri Paras · ■ Majhaulia rural average - Electricity for lighting 6% 2% - Toilet within the home 21% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 79% 85% - Tap water 2% 2% - Drinking water within premises 56% 51% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 98% - Use banking services 50% 45% - Television 10% 5% - Mobile phone 61% 53% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 13% 7% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 19% 21% - Own their home 98% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pakri Paras? ■ Pakri Paras · ■ Majhaulia rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.9% 54.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 969 912 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 943 957 - Working population 37.9% 37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.4% for men and 60.1% for women. 46% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 36 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 87 (8%) · ■ Household industry 14 (1%) · ■ Other work 122 (11%) · ■ Marginal 887 (77%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Majhaulia - Gurchurwa 3,908 people - Bisambharpur 3,619 people - Bisambharpur 3,358 people - Semra Birit 3,133 people - Parsotimpur 3,022 people - Shampur 2,821 people - Kunria 2,764 people - Basara 2,718 people All 78 villages in Majhaulia ## Quick answers - How far is Pakri Paras from Bettiah? 8 km by road - What is the population of Pakri Paras? 3,024 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pakri Paras in? Pashchim Champaran district (Majhaulia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pakri Paras? 69.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/majhaulia/pakri-paras/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.