About Pihra Village

Pihra is one of the larger villages in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,578, made up of 7,865 males and 7,713 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2449.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pihra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pihra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Gawan
Pincode	815313
Area (hectares)	2449.47 hectares
Population	15,578
Male Population	7,865
Female Population	7,713
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pihra compares

By the 2011 count Pihra is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 2449.47 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Pihra

Pihra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pihra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pihra from other places

Pihra lies about 72 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshpur, about 23 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 Pihra
Tehsil headquarters	Gawan	12 km
Nearest railway station	Maheshpur	23 km
Nearest town	Kodarma	29 km
District headquarters	Giridih	72 km

Villages closest to Pihra

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

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Common questions about Pihra

As per the Census of India 2011, Pihra village had a population of 15,578. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Pihra village has 7,865 males and 7,713 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pihra has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Pihra is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pihra covers 2449.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pihra falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pihra is Maheshpur, about 23 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pihra.

Pihra is about 72 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pihra is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 12 km away. Maheshpur is about 23 km away. Kodarma is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.