About Pirganj Village

Pirganj is a mid sized village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 591, made up of 309 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirganj village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Jokihat
Pincode	854329
Area (hectares)	192.3 hectares
Population	591
Male Population	309
Female Population	282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pirganj compares

By the 2011 count Pirganj is the 85th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 192.3 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Pirganj

Pirganj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pirganj as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pirganj from other places

Pirganj lies about 21 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pirganj
Tehsil headquarters	Jokihat	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kanki	18 km
District headquarters	Araria	21 km
Nearest town	Arāria	21 km

Villages closest to Pirganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jokihat tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Pirganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirganj village had a population of 591. That makes it the 85th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Pirganj village has 309 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirganj has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Pirganj is 854329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirganj covers 192.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pirganj falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pirganj is Kanki, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pirganj.

Pirganj is about 21 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirganj is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Jokihat is about 12 km away. Kanki is about 18 km away. Araria is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.