About Pithaghat Village

Pithaghat is a large village in Garkha tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,482, made up of 1,761 males and 1,721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211 hectares hectares.

Pithaghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pithaghat village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Garkha
Area (hectares)	211 hectares
Population	3,482
Male Population	1,761
Female Population	1,721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pithaghat compares

By the 2011 count Pithaghat is the 21st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents. Its 211 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Pithaghat

Pithaghat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pithaghat as Available within 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 Pithaghat from other places

Pithaghat lies about 40 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Baragopal, about 5.8 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 Pithaghat
Tehsil headquarters	Garkha	5.3 km
Nearest railway station	Baragopal	5.8 km
Nearest town	Dighwāra	13 km
District headquarters	Saran	40 km

Villages closest to Pithaghat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pithaghat village had a population of 3,482. That makes it the 21st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents.

Pithaghat village has 1,761 males and 1,721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pithaghat has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Pithaghat covers 211 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pithaghat falls under Garkha tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pithaghat is Baragopal, about 5.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pithaghat.

Pithaghat is about 40 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pithaghat is in Garkha tehsil of Saran district. Garkha is about 5.3 km away. Baragopal is about 5.8 km away. Dighwāra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.