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About Pirhakatha Village

Pirhakatha is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27, made up of 15 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirhakatha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirhakatha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 22 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 15
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pirhakatha compares

By the 2011 count Pirhakatha is the 206th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 Pirhakatha

Pirhakatha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pirhakatha as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pirhakatha from other places

Pirhakatha lies about 20 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 3.4 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 Pirhakatha
Nearest railway station Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 12 km
Nearest town Madhupur 16 km
District headquarters Giridih 20 km

Villages closest to Pirhakatha

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 Pirhakatha

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirhakatha village had a population of 27. That makes it the 206th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Pirhakatha village has 15 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirhakatha has about 800 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 Pirhakatha is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirhakatha covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pirhakatha falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pirhakatha is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pirhakatha.

Pirhakatha is about 20 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirhakatha is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt is about 3.4 km away. Bengabad is about 12 km away. Madhupur 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 Sarangudih (under 2 km), Nagri (under 2 km) and Kadmatol (under 2 km).

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

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