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About Pithna Village

Pithna is a large village in Goradih tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,098, made up of 1,654 males and 1,444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414 hectares hectares.

Pithna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pithna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Goradih
Area (hectares) 414 hectares
Population 3,098
Male Population 1,654
Female Population 1,444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pithna compares

By the 2011 count Pithna is the 11th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents. Its 414 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Pithna

Pithna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pithna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pithna from other places

Pithna lies about 12 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Gonu Dham Halt, about 6.5 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 Pithna
Tehsil headquarters Goradih 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Gonu Dham Halt 6.5 km
Nearest town Purāini 7.5 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 12 km

Villages closest to Pithna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pithna village had a population of 3,098. That makes it the 11th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents.

Pithna village has 1,654 males and 1,444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pithna has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Pithna covers 414 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pithna falls under Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pithna is Gonu Dham Halt, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Pithna is about 12 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pithna is in Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Goradih is about 2.0 km away. Gonu Dham Halt is about 6.5 km away. Purāini is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Azizpur Pithra (under 2 km), Jagarnathpur (1.7 km) and Birnackpur (1.8 km).

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

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