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About Pindra Village

Pindra is a mid sized village in Meral tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,167, made up of 605 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pindra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pindra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Meral
Pincode 822114
Area (hectares) 289.23 hectares
Population 1,167
Male Population 605
Female Population 562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pindra compares

By the 2011 count Pindra is the 39th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents. Its 289.23 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Pindra

Pindra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pindra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pindra from other places

Pindra lies about 29 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Daltonganj, about 30 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 Pindra
District headquarters Garhwa 29 km
Nearest railway station Daltonganj 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Meral 34 km

Villages closest to Pindra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pindra village had a population of 1,167. That makes it the 39th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents.

Pindra village has 605 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pindra has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Pindra is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pindra covers 289.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pindra falls under Meral tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pindra is Daltonganj, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pindra.

Pindra is about 29 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pindra is in Meral tehsil of Garhwa district. Garhwa is about 29 km away. Daltonganj is about 30 km away. Meral is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Serasam (14 km), Bhaunraha (21 km) and Amwar (21 km).

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

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