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About Pirnagar Village

Pirnagar is a large village in Gwalpara tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,887, made up of 2,568 males and 2,319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 499 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirnagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Gwalpara
Pincode 852115
Area (hectares) 499 hectares
Population 4,887
Male Population 2,568
Female Population 2,319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
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 Pirnagar compares

By the 2011 count Pirnagar is the 7th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,680 residents. Its 499 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Pirnagar

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

Pirnagar lies about 29 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Koparia, about 8.5 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 Pirnagar
Nearest railway station Koparia 8.5 km
Nearest town Saharsa 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Gwalpara 29 km
District headquarters Madhepura 29 km

Villages closest to Pirnagar

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

Common questions about Pirnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirnagar village had a population of 4,887. That makes it the 7th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,680 residents.

Pirnagar village has 2,568 males and 2,319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirnagar has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Pirnagar is 852115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirnagar covers 499 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pirnagar falls under Gwalpara tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pirnagar is Koparia, about 8.5 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 Pirnagar.

Pirnagar is about 29 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirnagar is in Gwalpara tehsil of Madhepura district. Koparia is about 8.5 km away. Saharsa is about 23 km away. Gwalpara is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khokhsi Saranpur (20 km), Shyam (21 km) and Jhajhari (21 km).

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

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