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About Pijrawan Village

Pijrawan is a mid sized village in Paliganj tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 544, made up of 274 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pijrawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pijrawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Paliganj
Pincode 801102
Area (hectares) 93.08 hectares
Population 544
Male Population 274
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pijrawan compares

By the 2011 count Pijrawan is the 102nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents. Its 93.08 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Pijrawan

Pijrawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pijrawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Pijrawan from other places

Pijrawan lies about 38 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Nadaul, about 11 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 Pijrawan
Tehsil headquarters Paliganj 11 km
Nearest railway station Nadaul 11 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 13 km
District headquarters Patna 38 km

Villages closest to Pijrawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pijrawan village had a population of 544. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents.

Pijrawan village has 274 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pijrawan has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Pijrawan is 801102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pijrawan covers 93.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pijrawan falls under Paliganj tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pijrawan is Nadaul, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pijrawan.

Pijrawan is about 38 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pijrawan is in Paliganj tehsil of Patna district. Paliganj is about 11 km away. Nadaul is about 11 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopipur (under 2 km), Sahora (under 2 km) and Arari (1.5 km).

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

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