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About Pithalapur Village

Pithalapur is a small village in Sarath tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 344, made up of 178 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815357, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pithalapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pithalapur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sarath
Pincode 815357
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 344
Male Population 178
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pithalapur compares

By the 2011 count Pithalapur is the 174th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Pithalapur

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

Pithalapur lies about 41 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Madankata Railway Station, about 10 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 Pithalapur
Nearest railway station Madankata Railway Station 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarath 12 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 19 km
District headquarters Deoghar 41 km

Villages closest to Pithalapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pithalapur village had a population of 344. That makes it the 174th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Pithalapur village has 178 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pithalapur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Pithalapur is 815357. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pithalapur covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pithalapur falls under Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pithalapur is Madankata Railway Station, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pithalapur.

Pithalapur is about 41 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pithalapur is in Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district. Madankata Railway Station is about 10 km away. Sarath is about 12 km away. Jāmtāra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sobha Chak (under 2 km), Noniyatanr (under 2 km) and Siktia (1.7 km).

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

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