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Pakri

पाकरी
Riga mandal
Pincode 843327
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Pakri is a village in Riga mandal, Sitamarhi district, Bihar, with a population of 2,809 across 555 households and a literacy rate of 42.9%. The village is positioned at coordinates 27.108°N, 84.464°E.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ram babu sah
Contact: 87****4835
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LGD code
219375
Pincode
843327
Post office
Riga
Population
2,809
Households
555
Literacy rate
42.9%
Sex ratio
883 ♀/1000♂
Workers
891
Distance to district centre
188 km
Distance to mandal centre
80 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 #26 of 42 villages in Riga mandal.

Literacy rate
%
42.9%
−0.4% vs mandal average
Pakri
42.9%
Riga mandal
43.3%
Sitamarhi district
42.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
883
−11 vs mandal average
Pakri
883
Riga mandal
894
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.3 vs mandal average
Pakri
5.1
Riga mandal
4.8

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

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Pakri at a glance

Pakri is a village of 2,809 people in 555 households (Census 2011) in Riga block, Sitamarhi district, Bihar, the 26th-largest of 42 villages in Riga block. Literacy is 43%, about the same as the block average of 43% and the sex ratio is 883 women per 1,000 men. It lies 188 km from the Sitamarhi district centre, 0 km from Champapur, the nearest town, under 1 km from Narkatyaganj railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 843327, served by Riga post office; the LGD village code is 219375. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj, <1 km away. The sarpanch is ram babu sah, and the village votes in Chiraia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Lal Babu Prasad Gupta. The population is estimated at 3,312 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Mehasia

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Pakri · this village2,80943%
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
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
5
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
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
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
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SITAMARHI
Distance to nearest town (km)
30
Distance to district HQ (km)
30
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
20
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Mahesiya
Total area (ha)
181.84
Irrigated area (ha)
40.8
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Pakri

LGD code
219375
Pincode
843327
Post office
Riga
Population (Census 2011)
2,809
Population (projected 2026)
3,312
Households
555
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
883
Literacy rate
42.9%
Coordinates
27.10800°N, 84.46400°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Sheohar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Chiraia
Member of Parliament
Lovely Anand
Member of Legislative Assembly
Lal Babu Prasad Gupta
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ram babu sah
Block / Mandal
Riga
Getting there

How to reach Pakri

Mandal centre
Riga · ≈ 80 km
≈ 2 h 45 min by car · 3 h 16 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Sitamarhi · ≈ 188 km
≈ 6 h 25 min by car · 7 h 37 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 14,674 people
Champapur · ≈ 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 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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