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About Pirthu Village

Pirthu is a large village in Madanpur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,469, made up of 1,279 males and 1,190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380 hectares hectares.

Pirthu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirthu village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Madanpur
Area (hectares) 380 hectares
Population 2,469
Male Population 1,279
Female Population 1,190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirthu compares

By the 2011 count Pirthu is the 23rd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents. Its 380 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Pirthu

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

Pirthu lies about 23 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 13 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 Pirthu
Tehsil headquarters Madanpur 5.7 km
Nearest town Rafiganj 13 km
Nearest railway station Dev Road Halt 13 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 23 km

Villages closest to Pirthu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirthu village had a population of 2,469. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents.

Pirthu village has 1,279 males and 1,190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirthu has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Pirthu covers 380 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pirthu falls under Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pirthu is Dev Road Halt, about 13 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 Pirthu.

Pirthu is about 23 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirthu is in Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Madanpur is about 5.7 km away. Rafiganj is about 13 km away. Dev Road Halt is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamugain (2.1 km), Mahuawan (2.5 km) and Ranidih (2.7 km).

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

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