About Pindhal Village

Pindhal is one of the larger villages in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,292, made up of 2,761 males and 2,531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.2 hectares hectares.

Pindhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pindhal village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Azamnagar
Area (hectares)	335.2 hectares
Population	5,292
Male Population	2,761
Female Population	2,531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pindhal compares

By the 2011 count Pindhal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 335.2 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Pindhal

Pindhal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pindhal as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pindhal from other places

Pindhal lies about 28 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 2.1 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 Pindhal
Nearest railway station	Bhawanipur Bihar	2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Azamnagar	5.9 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	28 km
District headquarters	Katihar	28 km

Villages closest to Pindhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pindhal village had a population of 5,292. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Pindhal village has 2,761 males and 2,531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pindhal has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Pindhal covers 335.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pindhal falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pindhal is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Pindhal is about 28 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pindhal is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Bhawanipur Bihar is about 2.1 km away. Azamnagar is about 5.9 km away. Rāiganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.