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About Pirgul Village

Pirgul is a mid sized village in Kasmar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 972, made up of 483 males and 489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirgul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirgul village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Kasmar
Pincode 829115
Area (hectares) 183.66 hectares
Population 972
Male Population 483
Female Population 489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirgul compares

By the 2011 count Pirgul is the 30th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 183.66 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Pirgul

Pirgul is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pirgul as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Pirgul from other places

Pirgul lies about 30 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Barlanga, about 11 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 Pirgul
Nearest railway station Barlanga 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasmar 12 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 28 km
District headquarters Bokaro 30 km

Villages closest to Pirgul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirgul village had a population of 972. That makes it the 30th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Pirgul village has 483 males and 489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirgul has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Pirgul is 829115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirgul covers 183.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pirgul falls under Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pirgul is Barlanga, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Pirgul.

Pirgul is about 30 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirgul is in Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district. Barlanga is about 11 km away. Kasmar is about 12 km away. Chitarpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotogara (under 2 km), Murhulsudi (under 2 km) and Pari (under 2 km).

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

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