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Pachra

Balrampur mandal
Pincode 854317
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LGD code
224853
Pincode
854317
Post office
Barsoighat
Population
1,801
Households
360
Literacy rate
41.3%
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000♂
Workers
626
Distance to district centre
113 km
Distance to mandal centre
72 km
Distance to Patna
299 km
Distance to Kolkata
383 km
Nearest railway station
Panjipara · 17 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Lodhan Rural Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Pachra compares

By population, Pachra ranks #31 of 156 villages in Balrampur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
41.3%
+4.1% vs mandal average
Pachra
41.3%
Balrampur mandal
37.2%
Katihar district
41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
900
−34 vs mandal average
Pachra
900
Balrampur mandal
934
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.1 vs mandal average
Pachra
5.0
Balrampur mandal
4.9

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

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Pachra at a glance

Pachra is a village of 1,801 people in 360 households (Census 2011) in Balrampur block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 31st-largest of 156 villages in Balrampur block. Literacy is 41%, 4 points above the block average of 37% and the sex ratio is 900 women per 1,000 men. It lies 113 km from the Katihar district centre, 4 km from Siripur, the nearest town, 17 km from Panjipara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854317, served by Barsoighat post office; the LGD village code is 224853. The nearest hospital or health centre is Lodhan Rural Hospital, 8 km away. The village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 2,984 in 2026, up 66% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pachra

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
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
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
Yes
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
DALKHOLA(W.B.)
Distance to nearest town (km)
17
Distance to district HQ (km)
50
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
SHAHPUR, BHEMIAL
Total area (ha)
190.4
Irrigated area (ha)
93.82
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Pachra

LGD code
224853
Pincode
854317
Post office
Barsoighat
Population (Census 2011)
1,801
Population (projected 2026)
2,984
Households
360
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
900
Literacy rate
41.3%
Coordinates
26.00440°N, 88.08937°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dhamdaha
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Leshi Singh
Block / Mandal
Balrampur
Getting there

How to reach Pachra

Mandal centre
Balrampur · ≈ 72 km
≈ 2 h 28 min by car · 2 h 55 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katihar · ≈ 113 km
≈ 3 h 52 min by car · 4 h 35 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,451 people
Siripur · ≈ 3.7 km
≈ 7 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna299 kmcapital
  • Kolkata383 km
  • Delhi1113 km
  • Hyderabad1378 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationPanjipara17 km
  • Hospital / PHCLodhan Rural Hospital8 km
  • ATM / bankBangiya Gramin Vikash Bank29 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance25 km
  • Collegesecond building17 km
  • Police stationRailway Police Force RPF17 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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