About Pirankar Village

Pirankar is a large village in Dhamdaha tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,349, made up of 2,229 males and 2,120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares.

Pirankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirankar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Dhamdaha
Area (hectares)	263 hectares
Population	4,349
Male Population	2,229
Female Population	2,120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pirankar compares

By the 2011 count Pirankar is the 24th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Pirankar

Pirankar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pirankar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pirankar from other places

Pirankar lies about 31 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Barhara Kothi, about 19 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 Pirankar
Tehsil headquarters	Dhamdaha	12 km
Nearest railway station	Barhara Kothi	19 km
Nearest town	Bihārīganj	24 km
District headquarters	Purnia	31 km

Villages closest to Pirankar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirankar village had a population of 4,349. That makes it the 24th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents.

Pirankar village has 2,229 males and 2,120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirankar has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Pirankar covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pirankar falls under Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pirankar is Barhara Kothi, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pirankar.

Pirankar is about 31 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirankar is in Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district. Dhamdaha is about 12 km away. Barhara Kothi is about 19 km away. Bihārīganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.