About Pirokhar Village

Pirokhar is one of the larger villages in Madhwapur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,397, made up of 3,379 males and 3,018 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507 hectares hectares.

Pirokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirokhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Madhwapur
Area (hectares)	507 hectares
Population	6,397
Male Population	3,379
Female Population	3,018
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirokhar compares

By the 2011 count Pirokhar is the 6th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,285 residents. Its 507 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Pirokhar

Pirokhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pirokhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pirokhar from other places

Pirokhar lies about 34 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Janakpur Road, about 9.0 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 Pirokhar
Nearest railway station	Janakpur Road	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madhwapur	13 km
Nearest town	Sītāmarhi	30 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	34 km

Villages closest to Pirokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirokhar village had a population of 6,397. That makes it the 6th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,285 residents.

Pirokhar village has 3,379 males and 3,018 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirokhar has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Pirokhar covers 507 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pirokhar falls under Madhwapur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pirokhar is Janakpur Road, about 9.0 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 village for Pirokhar.

Pirokhar is about 34 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirokhar is in Madhwapur tehsil of Madhubani district. Janakpur Road is about 9.0 km away. Madhwapur is about 13 km away. Sītāmarhi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.