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About Pinjranwan Village

Pinjranwan is one of the larger villages in Kurtha tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,664, made up of 3,443 males and 3,221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346 hectares hectares.

Pinjranwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pinjranwan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kurtha
Area (hectares) 346 hectares
Population 6,664
Male Population 3,443
Female Population 3,221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pinjranwan compares

By the 2011 count Pinjranwan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents. Its 346 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Pinjranwan

Pinjranwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pinjranwan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pinjranwan from other places

Pinjranwan lies about 18 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Mai, about 17 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 Pinjranwan
Tehsil headquarters Kurtha 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Mai 17 km
District headquarters Arwal 18 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 18 km

Villages closest to Pinjranwan

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

Common questions about Pinjranwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Pinjranwan village had a population of 6,664. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents.

Pinjranwan village has 3,443 males and 3,221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pinjranwan has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Pinjranwan covers 346 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pinjranwan falls under Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pinjranwan is Mai, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Pinjranwan is about 18 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pinjranwan is in Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district. Kurtha is about 5.2 km away. Mai is about 17 km away. Arwal is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Motipur (under 2 km), Kurkuri (under 2 km) and Saidpur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pinjranwan today is likely to be higher.

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