About Pichra Village

Pichra is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 638, made up of 326 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares.

Pichra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pichra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	64 hectares
Population	638
Male Population	326
Female Population	312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
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 Pichra compares

By the 2011 count Pichra is the 147th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Pichra

Pichra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pichra 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 Pichra from other places

Pichra lies about 39 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 3.1 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 Pichra
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	2.8 km
Nearest railway station	Dhachna	3.1 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	18 km
District headquarters	Katihar	39 km

Villages closest to Pichra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pichra village had a population of 638. That makes it the 147th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Pichra village has 326 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pichra has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Pichra covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pichra falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pichra is Dhachna, about 3.1 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 Pichra.

Pichra is about 39 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pichra is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Barsoi is about 2.8 km away. Dhachna is about 3.1 km away. Rāiganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.