# Pakri Village, Mashrakh, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mashrakh, Saran 

# Pakri

Pakri is a village in Mashrakh sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,184 people in 398 households**, the 33rd largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 2,184people (2011)
- 398households
- 73.4%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Pakri PIN code and other codes

Pakri falls in Mashrakh sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhajuri
- Community development blockMashrakh
- Census village code232862

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?

- Mashrakh (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)41 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)40 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?

12 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barahimpur Gopi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mashrakh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand 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 90% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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, 10 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Pakri · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**78%

Tap water ****7%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****61%**

**58%

Television ****23%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**11%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**965

Working population ****23.9%**

**27.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 60.5% for women. 44% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (4%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 143 (27%) · **■** Marginal 258 (50%)

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 Mashrakh

- Hanuman Ganj2,432 people
- Charihara2,316 people
- Gorhna2,312 people
- Pachkhanda2,312 people
- Dhaurigopal2,175 people
- sikti Khanjahan2,129 people
- Sundar2,121 people
- Chamaria2,099 people

[All 68 villages in Mashrakh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/mashrakh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pakri from Chhapra?41 km by road
- What is the population of Pakri?2,184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakri in?Saran district (Mashrakh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pakri?73.4% (Census 2011)