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About Pirratnar Village

Pirratnar is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 72 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirratnar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirratnar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814120
Area (hectares) 45.65 hectares
Population 146
Male Population 72
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirratnar compares

By the 2011 count Pirratnar is the 327th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 45.65 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Pirratnar

Pirratnar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pirratnar as Available within 5 - 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 Pirratnar from other places

Pirratnar lies about 44 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 13 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 Pirratnar
Nearest railway station Joramow Railway Station 13 km
Nearest town Madhupur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Jarmundi 33 km
District headquarters Dumka 44 km

Villages closest to Pirratnar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirratnar village had a population of 146. That makes it the 327th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Pirratnar village has 72 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirratnar has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Pirratnar is 814120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirratnar covers 45.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pirratnar falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pirratnar is Joramow Railway Station, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pirratnar.

Pirratnar is about 44 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirratnar is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Joramow Railway Station is about 13 km away. Madhupur is about 22 km away. Jarmundi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taljhari (1.8 km), Sathiari (2.0 km) and Karma (2.2 km).

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

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