Pakkora is connected to the Hunza Valley via the Naltar pass from its northeastern side while annexed to the Pamir mountain range to the northwest.
The village is sandwiched between the Hindukush and the great Karakorum mountain ranges.
Khowar, Shina, Burushaski, Gujri and Wakhi are the lingua franca of Pakkora.
The main source of income is cultivation of wheat, corn, potatoes, and fruit.
Bread and butter are sustained by the gemstones and by government employment.