About Pesra Village

Pesra is a mid sized village in Barkatha tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,662, made up of 875 males and 787 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pesra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pesra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Barkatha
Pincode	825323
Area (hectares)	100.33 hectares
Population	1,662
Male Population	875
Female Population	787
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pesra compares

By the 2011 count Pesra is the 23rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents. Its 100.33 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Pesra

Pesra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pesra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Pesra from other places

Pesra lies about 34 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Sarmatanr, about 16 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 Pesra
Nearest railway station	Sarmatanr	16 km
Nearest town	Jhumri Telaiya	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barkatha	34 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	34 km

Villages closest to Pesra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pesra village had a population of 1,662. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents.

Pesra village has 875 males and 787 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pesra has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Pesra is 825323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pesra covers 100.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pesra falls under Barkatha tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pesra is Sarmatanr, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pesra.

Pesra is about 34 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pesra is in Barkatha tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Sarmatanr is about 16 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 25 km away. Barkatha is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.