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About Pichri Village

Pichri is a mid sized village in Katkamsandi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 720, made up of 355 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pichri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pichri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Katkamsandi
Pincode 825301
Area (hectares) 281 hectares
Population 720
Male Population 355
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pichri compares

By the 2011 count Pichri is the 38th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 281 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Pichri

Pichri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pichri as Available within 5 - 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 Pichri from other places

Pichri lies about 12 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Kansar Nawadah, about 5.9 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 Pichri
Nearest railway station Kansar Nawadah 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Katkamsandi 12 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 12 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 12 km

Villages closest to Pichri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pichri village had a population of 720. That makes it the 38th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Pichri village has 355 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pichri has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Pichri is 825301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pichri covers 281 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pichri falls under Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pichri is Kansar Nawadah, about 5.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pichri.

Pichri is about 12 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pichri is in Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Kansar Nawadah is about 5.9 km away. Katkamsandi is about 12 km away. Hazaribagh is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danr (under 2 km), Sarugaru Kalan (under 2 km) and Sarugaru Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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