About Pirag Village

Pirag is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 136 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirag village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Rajgarh
Pincode	173101
Area (hectares)	408 hectares
Population	287
Male Population	136
Female Population	151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,110
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirag compares

By the 2011 count Pirag is the 75th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 408 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Pirag

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

Pirag lies about 15 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 24 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 Pirag
Tehsil headquarters	Rajgarh	6.1 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	15 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	24 km
Nearest town	Solan	24 km

Villages closest to Pirag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirag village had a population of 287. That makes it the 75th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Pirag village has 136 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirag has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Pirag is 173101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirag covers 408 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pirag falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pirag is Salogra, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pirag.

Pirag is about 15 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirag is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 6.1 km away. Sirmaur is about 15 km away. Salogra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.