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About Pista Village

Pista is a mid sized village in Jagdishpur tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,337, made up of 724 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares.

Pista Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pista village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Jagdishpur
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 1,337
Male Population 724
Female Population 613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pista compares

By the 2011 count Pista is the 78th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Pista

Pista is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pista 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Parasiya, Parbati, Phulwari and Phulwaria. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Pista

As per the Census of India 2011, Pista village had a population of 1,337. That makes it the 78th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents.

Pista village has 724 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pista has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Pista covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pista falls under Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Pista notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pista.

Pista is in Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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