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About Pirganj Village

Pirganj is a large village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,847, made up of 1,464 males and 1,383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395 hectares hectares.

Pirganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 395 hectares
Population 2,847
Male Population 1,464
Female Population 1,383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Pirganj compares

By the 2011 count Pirganj is the 20th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 395 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Pirganj

Pirganj is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pirganj as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pirganj from other places

Pirganj lies about 7.1 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Ranipatra, about 3.9 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 Pirganj
Nearest railway station Ranipatra 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 7.1 km
District headquarters Purnia 7.1 km

Villages closest to Pirganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 Pirganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirganj village had a population of 2,847. That makes it the 20th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Pirganj village has 1,464 males and 1,383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirganj has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Pirganj covers 395 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pirganj falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pirganj is Ranipatra, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pirganj.

Pirganj is about 7.1 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirganj is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Ranipatra is about 3.9 km away. Purnia East is about 7.1 km away. Purnia is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazi Pirganj (under 2 km), Lalganj (1.6 km) and Kavaia (1.9 km).

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

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