About Pithwaiya Village

Pithwaiya is a mid sized village in Kochas tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,267, made up of 665 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.79 hectares hectares.

Pithwaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pithwaiya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Kochas
Area (hectares)	128.79 hectares
Population	1,267
Male Population	665
Female Population	602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pithwaiya compares

By the 2011 count Pithwaiya is the 40th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 128.79 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Pithwaiya

Pithwaiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pithwaiya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Pithwaiya from other places

Pithwaiya lies about 66 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, about 18 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 Pithwaiya
Tehsil headquarters	Kochas	7.7 km
Nearest town	Nokha	17 km
Nearest railway station	Garhnokha	18 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	66 km

Villages closest to Pithwaiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pithwaiya village had a population of 1,267. That makes it the 40th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Pithwaiya village has 665 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pithwaiya has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Pithwaiya covers 128.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pithwaiya falls under Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pithwaiya is Garhnokha, about 18 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 - 10 km distance for Pithwaiya.

Pithwaiya is about 66 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pithwaiya is in Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district. Kochas is about 7.7 km away. Nokha is about 17 km away. Garhnokha is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.