About Pirhi Village

Pirhi is a mid sized village in Kurtha tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,493, made up of 785 males and 708 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirhi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Arwal
Tehsil	Kurtha
Pincode	804421
Area (hectares)	83 hectares
Population	1,493
Male Population	785
Female Population	708
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirhi compares

By the 2011 count Pirhi is the 28th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Pirhi

Pirhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pirhi 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 Pirhi from other places

Pirhi lies about 20 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 19 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 Pirhi
Tehsil headquarters	Kurtha	3.4 km
Nearest town	Tekāri	18 km
Nearest railway station	Makhdumpur Gaya	19 km
District headquarters	Arwal	20 km

Villages closest to Pirhi

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.

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Common questions about Pirhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirhi village had a population of 1,493. That makes it the 28th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents.

Pirhi village has 785 males and 708 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirhi has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Pirhi is 804421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirhi covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pirhi falls under Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pirhi is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 19 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 Pirhi.

Pirhi is about 20 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirhi is in Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district. Kurtha is about 3.4 km away. Tekāri is about 18 km away. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.