# Pakri Village, Punpun, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Punpun, Patna 

# Pakri

Pakri is a village in Punpun sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,083 people in 421 households**, the 16th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 2,083people (2011)
- 421households
- 74.6%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Pakri PIN code and other codes

Pakri falls in Punpun sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPunpun
- Community development blockPunpun
- Census village code246104

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?

- Punpun (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)15 km by road
- Patna (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?

7 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 · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pun Pun
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Punpun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 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 100% of the 29 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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, 61 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Pakri · ■ Punpun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**80%

Tap water ****5%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**93%

Use banking services ****66%**

**46%

Television ****47%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**35%

Own their home ****77%**

**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 · ■ Punpun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**955

Working population ****25.3%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 65.2% for women. 44% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (24%) · **■** Household industry 18 (3%) · **■** Other work 271 (51%) · **■** Marginal 97 (18%)

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 Punpun

- Behrawan3,174 people
- Ekauna2,639 people
- Basuhar2,207 people
- Sirpalpur2,104 people
- Alawalpur1,879 people
- Maranchi1,861 people
- Chamuchak Majhauli1,759 people
- Dharahra1,674 people

[All 85 villages in Punpun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/punpun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pakri from Patna?15 km by road
- What is the population of Pakri?2,083 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakri in?Patna district (Punpun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pakri?74.6% (Census 2011)