About Piritnagar Village

Piritnagar is a mid sized village in Pranpur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 702, made up of 359 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piritnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piritnagar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Pranpur
Pincode	854116
Area (hectares)	86.05 hectares
Population	702
Male Population	359
Female Population	343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
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 Piritnagar compares

By the 2011 count Piritnagar is the 55th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents. Its 86.05 hectares work out to about 8.2 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 923.

Getting to Piritnagar

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

Piritnagar lies about 138 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sonma Pranpur halt, about 6.7 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 Piritnagar
Nearest town	Bakhri	6.6 km
Nearest railway station	Sonma Pranpur halt	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pranpur	6.9 km
District headquarters	Katihar	138 km

Villages closest to Piritnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piritnagar village had a population of 702. That makes it the 55th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents.

Piritnagar village has 359 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piritnagar has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Piritnagar is 854116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piritnagar covers 86.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Piritnagar falls under Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Piritnagar is Sonma Pranpur halt, about 6.7 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 Piritnagar.

Piritnagar is about 138 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piritnagar is in Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district. Bakhri is about 6.6 km away. Sonma Pranpur halt is about 6.7 km away. Pranpur is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.