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Pakri is a village in Riga mandal, Sitamarhi district, Bihar, with a population of 7,516 across 1,500 households and a literacy rate of 43.3%. Located at coordinates 27.108°N, 84.464°E, it is among the larger villages in the mandal.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
sanjay kumar singh
Contact: 96****4835
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- LGD code
- 219381
- Pincode
- 843327
- Post office
- Riga
- Population
- 7,516
- Households
- 1,500
- Literacy rate
- 43.3%
- Sex ratio
- 902 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,133
- 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
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Pakri താരതമ്യം
By population, Pakri ranks #6 of 42 villages in Riga mandal.
Literacy rate
%
43.3%
Same as the mandal average
- Pakri
- 43.3%
- Riga mandal
- 43.3%
- Sitamarhi district
- 42.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
902
+8 vs mandal average
- Pakri
- 902
- Riga mandal
- 894
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Pakri
- 5.0
- Riga mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pakri ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Pakri ബിഹാർയിലെ സീതാമഹി ജില്ല, Riga ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 7,516 പേർ 1,500 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Riga ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 42 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 6-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 43%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 43% നു തുല്യം ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 902 സ്ത്രീകൾ. ഇത് സീതാമഹി ജില്ലാ ആസ്ഥാനത്തു നിന്ന് 188 കി.മീ, അടുത്ത പട്ടണമായ Pakriൽ നിന്ന് 0 കി.മീ, Narkatyaganj റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷനിൽ നിന്ന് 1 യിൽ താഴെ കി.മീ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു (നേർരേഖ ദൂരം). പിൻകോഡ് 843327, Riga പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 219381. ഏറ്റവും അടുത്ത ആശുപത്രി Sub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj, <1 കി.മീ അകലെ. പ്രസിഡന്റ് sanjay kumar singh; ഗ്രാമം Chiraia നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Lal Babu Prasad Gupta. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 8,861, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Pakri Mathwa →
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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
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 2
- 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
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SITAMARHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 12
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Mahesiya
- Total area (ha)
- 487
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 127.47
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pakri
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Pakri
- LGD code
- 219381
- Pincode
- 843327
- Post office
- Riga
- Population (Census 2011)
- 7,516
- Population (projected 2026)
- 8,861
- Households
- 1,500
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 902
- Literacy rate
- 43.3%
- 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
- sanjay kumar singh
- Block / Mandal
- Riga
എത്തിച്ചേരാൻ
Pakri എങ്ങനെ എത്താം
നഗരങ്ങളിലേക്കുള്ള ദൂരം · നേർരേഖ
- Patna181 kmcapital
- Kolkata640 km
- Delhi732 km
- Hyderabad1243 km
തരം അനുസരിച്ച് ഏറ്റവും അടുത്തത്
- 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
ആരാധനാലയങ്ങൾ · 5 കി.മീ അകലെ
Temples & shrines near Pakri
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Birla MandirTemple<1 km ↗
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Riga മണ്ഡലം മറ്റ് ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
View all 43+ →- Riga
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- Bhagwanpur Piprarhi
- Ganeshpur Babhangawan
- Bhabdepur
- Panchhaur
- Posua Patania
- Rampur Gangauli
- Kapraul Siroman
- Shahbazpur
- Sirahi
- Bhagwanpur
- Mahesia
- Kusumari
- Kharsan
- Sonar
- Bhawanipur
- Anhari Ujiari
- Bhorha
- Bulakipur
- Sankhi
- Mandar
- Narsanda Urf Narsawan
- Pakri
- Barahi
- Bakhri
- Khairwa
- Basantpur
- Ijrahia
- Asogi
- Posua Patania
- Simri
- Nazarpur
- Mathwa Azrakbe Balua Arazi
- Budhwara
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)