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About Pesratanr Village

Pesratanr is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 390, made up of 207 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pesratanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pesratanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 220 hectares
Population 390
Male Population 207
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pesratanr compares

By the 2011 count Pesratanr is the 138th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 220 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Pesratanr

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

Pesratanr lies about 16 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 12 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 Pesratanr
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 12 km
District headquarters Giridih 16 km

Villages closest to Pesratanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pesratanr village had a population of 390. That makes it the 138th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Pesratanr village has 207 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pesratanr has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Pesratanr is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pesratanr covers 220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pesratanr falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pesratanr is Maheshmunda Junction, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Pesratanr.

Pesratanr is about 16 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pesratanr is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 3.4 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 12 km away. Giridih is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishni Saran (under 2 km), Mundradih (under 2 km) and Chorpahari (1.7 km).

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

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