# Pakri Village, Riga, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/riga/pakri-219381/ Village · Riga, Sitamarhi # Pakri Pakri is a village in Riga sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843327**. The 2011 Census counted **7,516 people in 1,500 households**, the 6th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 7,516people (2011) - 1,500households - 53.8%literacy - 843327PIN code ## Pakri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pakri is 843327.** Pakri falls in Riga sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - PIN code843327 - Gram panchayatMahesiya - Community development blockRiga - Census village code219381 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? - Riga (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)12 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)12 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? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Pakri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Majhaulia - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 88% of the 487 hectares of village land is sown, and 127 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, 7 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pakri · ■ Riga rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **7% Toilet within the home ****26%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **80% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****38%** **35% Television ****9%** **8% Mobile phone ****49%** **47% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **28% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 · ■ Riga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%** **54.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945** **937 Working population ****28.4%** **28.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.4% for men and 44.1% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 519 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 588 (28%) · **■** Household industry 44 (2%) · **■** Other work 367 (17%) · **■** Marginal 615 (29%) 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 Riga - Sirauli20,193 people - Rewasi Maksudpur12,104 people - Bhagwanpur Piprarhi10,226 people - Ganeshpur Babhangawan8,988 people - Bhabdepur7,504 people - Panchhaur6,442 people - Posua Patania6,387 people - Rampur Gangauli6,272 people [All 42 villages in Riga](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/riga/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pakri?843327 - How far is Pakri from Sitamarhi?12 km by road - What is the population of Pakri?7,516 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pakri in?Sitamarhi district (Riga sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pakri?53.8% (Census 2011)