About Pastmara Village

Pastmara is a small village in Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 328, made up of 155 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pastmara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pastmara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Tundi
Pincode	828109
Area (hectares)	58 hectares
Population	328
Male Population	155
Female Population	173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,116
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pastmara compares

By the 2011 count Pastmara is the 101st largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Pastmara

Pastmara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pastmara as Available within 10+ 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 Pastmara from other places

Pastmara lies about 27 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 17 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 Pastmara
Tehsil headquarters	Tundi	12 km
Nearest railway station	Giridih	17 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	27 km

Villages closest to Pastmara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pastmara village had a population of 328. That makes it the 101st largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Pastmara village has 155 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pastmara has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Pastmara is 828109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pastmara covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pastmara falls under Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pastmara is Giridih, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Pastmara.

Pastmara is about 27 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pastmara is in Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Tundi is about 12 km away. Giridih is about 17 km away. Dhanbad is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.