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Revenue village·Mashrakh block·Saran

Pakri

पाकरी
Mashrakh mandal
Pincode 841417
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Pakri observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Pakri

  • Birla Mandir · 0.8 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Mashrakh mandal

The principal temple recorded for Mashrakh mandal is Hanuman Mandir Jalalpur. No temple of this dedication is on record within Pakri itself.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Pakri is a village in Mashrakh mandal, Saran district, Bihar, with a population of 2,184 across 398 households. The village has a literacy rate of 60.9% and is located at coordinates 27.108°N, 84.464°E, with PIN code 841417.

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LGD code
232862
Pincode
841417
Post office
Masrakh
Population
2,184
Households
398
Literacy rate
60.9%
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000♂
Workers
521
Distance to district centre
199 km
Distance to mandal centre
149 km
Distance to Patna
181 km
Distance to Kolkata
640 km
Nearest railway station
Narkatyaganj · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Sub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Pakri compares

By population, Pakri ranks #33 of 68 villages in Mashrakh mandal.

Literacy rate
%
60.9%
+7.4% vs mandal average
Pakri
60.9%
Mashrakh mandal
53.5%
Saran district
54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
973
−5 vs mandal average
Pakri
973
Mashrakh mandal
978
Household size
people per home
5.5
−0.7 vs mandal average
Pakri
5.5
Mashrakh mandal
6.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Pakri at a glance

Pakri is a village of 2,184 people in 398 households (Census 2011) in Mashrakh block, Saran district, Bihar, the 33rd-largest of 68 villages in Mashrakh block. Literacy is 61%, 7 points above the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 973 women per 1,000 men. It lies 199 km from the Saran district centre, 0 km from Pakri, the nearest town, under 1 km from Narkatyaganj railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 841417, served by Masrakh post office; the LGD village code is 232862. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj, <1 km away. The village votes in Garkha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surendra Ram. The population is estimated at 2,575 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Khajuri

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Pakri · this village2,18461%
Murli · Alauli2,33129%0 km N
Barwa · Ramnagar00 km N
Barwa · Kadipur50263%0 km N
Mathia · Basantpur1,88964%0 km N
Baswaria · Motihari0 km N
Nankar · Harraiya34543%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pakri

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
4
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
CHAPRA
Distance to nearest town (km)
40
Distance to district HQ (km)
41
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
7
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
khajuri
Total area (ha)
163
Irrigated area (ha)
80.4
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Pakri

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Pakri

LGD code
232862
Pincode
841417
Post office
Masrakh
Population (Census 2011)
2,184
Population (projected 2026)
2,575
Households
398
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
973
Literacy rate
60.9%
Coordinates
27.10800°N, 84.46400°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Saran
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Garkha
Member of Parliament
Rajiv Pratap Rudy
Member of Legislative Assembly
Surendra Ram
Block / Mandal
Mashrakh
Nearest PHC
Naushad Clinic (151.1 km)
Nearest railway station
Baragopal (155.2 km)
Getting there

How to reach Pakri

Mandal centre
Mashrakh · ≈ 149 km
≈ 5 h 6 min by car · 6 h 3 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Saran · ≈ 199 km
≈ 6 h 48 min by car · 8 h 4 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 15,698 people
Pakri · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna181 kmcapital
  • Kolkata640 km
  • Delhi732 km
  • Hyderabad1243 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationNarkatyaganj<1 km
  • Hospital / PHCSub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj<1 km
  • ATM / bankparas pakdi32 km
  • Petrol pumpM/S USHA AUTOMOBILES23 km
  • Police stationBettiah Main Police Station35 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Pakri

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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