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About Pirhamu Village

Pirhamu is a small village in Bausi tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13, made up of 7 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares.

Pirhamu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirhamu village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Bausi
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 13
Male Population 7
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pirhamu compares

By the 2011 count Pirhamu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Pirhamu

Pirhamu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pirhamu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Pirhamu from other places

Pirhamu lies about 18 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Danre Halt, about 5.4 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 Pirhamu
Tehsil headquarters Bausi 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Danre Halt 5.4 km
District headquarters Banka 18 km
Nearest town Bānka 18 km

Villages closest to Pirhamu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirhamu village had a population of 13. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Pirhamu village has 7 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirhamu has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Pirhamu covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pirhamu falls under Bausi tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pirhamu is Danre Halt, about 5.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pirhamu.

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

Pirhamu is in Bausi tehsil of Banka district. Bausi is about 5.2 km away. Danre Halt is about 5.4 km away. Banka 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 Baida Chak (under 2 km), Kairi (1.9 km) and Dahua (2.1 km).

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

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