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About Pindra Village

Pindra is a mid sized village in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,106, made up of 524 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, 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 Ranka
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 225.73 hectares
Population 1,106
Male Population 524
Female Population 582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pindra compares

By the 2011 count Pindra is the 32nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 225.73 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Pindra

Pindra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pindra as Available within village. 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Ranka 10 km
District headquarters Garhwa 29 km
Nearest railway station Daltonganj 30 km

Villages closest to Pindra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranka 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 1,106. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Pindra village has 524 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pindra has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Pindra is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pindra covers 225.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pindra falls under Ranka 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance 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 Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about 10 km away. Garhwa is about 29 km away. Daltonganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bohahara (1.5 km), Jasobar (1.9 km) and Chatakman (2.2 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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