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About Pithni Village

Pithni is a mid sized village in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,093, made up of 563 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pithni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pithni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dinara
Pincode 802213
Area (hectares) 192 hectares
Population 1,093
Male Population 563
Female Population 530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pithni compares

By the 2011 count Pithni is the 75th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 192 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Pithni

Pithni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pithni 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pithni from other places

Pithni lies about 64 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, about 13 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 Pithni
Tehsil headquarters Dinara 6.1 km
Nearest town Nokha 12 km
Nearest railway station Garhnokha 13 km
District headquarters Rohtas 64 km

Villages closest to Pithni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pithni village had a population of 1,093. That makes it the 75th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Pithni village has 563 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pithni has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Pithni is 802213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pithni covers 192 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pithni falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pithni is Garhnokha, about 13 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 village for Pithni.

Pithni is about 64 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pithni is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Dinara is about 6.1 km away. Nokha is about 12 km away. Garhnokha 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 Kaniyari (under 2 km), Pipra (under 2 km) and Khairhi (1.7 km).

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

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