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About Pandhar Village

Pandhar is a mid sized village in Ariari tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 592, made up of 314 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pandhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pandhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Ariari
Pincode 811105
Area (hectares) 140.91 hectares
Population 592
Male Population 314
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pandhar compares

By the 2011 count Pandhar is the 50th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 140.91 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Pandhar

Pandhar 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 Pandhar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pandhar from other places

Pandhar lies about 3.5 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sheikpura, about 2.5 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 Pandhar
Nearest railway station Sheikpura 2.5 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Ariari 7.2 km

Villages closest to Pandhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pandhar village had a population of 592. That makes it the 50th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Pandhar village has 314 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandhar has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Pandhar is 811105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pandhar covers 140.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pandhar falls under Ariari tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pandhar is Sheikpura, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Pandhar is about 3.5 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pandhar is in Ariari tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Sheikpura is about 2.5 km away. Sheikhpura is about 3.5 km away. Ariari is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nabinagar Kakrar (under 2 km), Belchhi (under 2 km) and Patraita (3.0 km).

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

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