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About Pahridih Village

Pahridih is a mid sized village in Chanan tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 325 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares.

Pahridih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahridih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Chanan
Area (hectares) 45 hectares
Population 625
Male Population 325
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Pahridih compares

By the 2011 count Pahridih is the 79th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 588 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 14 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 Pahridih

Pahridih is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pahridih as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pahridih from other places

Pahridih lies about 92 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Koparia, about 2.6 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 Pahridih
Nearest railway station Koparia 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanan 14 km
Nearest town Khagaria 24 km
District headquarters Banka 92 km

Villages closest to Pahridih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahridih village had a population of 625. That makes it the 79th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 588 residents.

Pahridih village has 325 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahridih has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Pahridih covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pahridih falls under Chanan tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pahridih is Koparia, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pahridih.

Pahridih is about 92 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahridih is in Chanan tehsil of Banka district. Koparia is about 2.6 km away. Chanan is about 14 km away. Khagaria is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garbhudih (under 2 km), Gopdih (under 2 km) and Nawadih (under 2 km).

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

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