About Pirhanda Village

Pirhanda is a large village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,601, made up of 1,331 males and 1,270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares.

Pirhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirhanda village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Sikandra
Area (hectares)	92 hectares
Population	2,601
Male Population	1,331
Female Population	1,270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Pirhanda compares

By the 2011 count Pirhanda is the 18th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Pirhanda

Pirhanda 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 Pirhanda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pirhanda from other places

Pirhanda lies about 22 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Garsanda Halt, about 18 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 Pirhanda
Tehsil headquarters	Sikandra	2.8 km
Nearest railway station	Garsanda Halt	18 km
District headquarters	Jamui	22 km
Nearest town	Jamūī	22 km

Villages closest to Pirhanda

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

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Common questions about Pirhanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirhanda village had a population of 2,601. That makes it the 18th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Pirhanda village has 1,331 males and 1,270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirhanda has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Pirhanda covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pirhanda falls under Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pirhanda is Garsanda Halt, about 18 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 village for Pirhanda.

Pirhanda is about 22 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirhanda is in Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district. Sikandra is about 2.8 km away. Garsanda Halt is about 18 km away. Jamui is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.