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About Pahra Village

Pahra is a mid sized village in Keredari tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,139, made up of 588 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Keredari
Pincode 825611
Area (hectares) 124.72 hectares
Population 1,139
Male Population 588
Female Population 551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pahra compares

By the 2011 count Pahra is the 26th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 124.72 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Pahra

Pahra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pahra 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 Pahra from other places

Pahra lies about 26 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, 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 Pahra
Nearest railway station Shivpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Keredari 26 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 26 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 26 km

Villages closest to Pahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahra village had a population of 1,139. That makes it the 26th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Pahra village has 588 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahra has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Pahra is 825611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pahra covers 124.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pahra falls under Keredari tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pahra is Shivpur, 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 village for Pahra.

Pahra is about 26 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahra is in Keredari tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Shivpur is about 16 km away. Keredari is about 26 km away. Hazaribagh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandekuli (under 2 km), Hewai (under 2 km) and Jamira (1.8 km).

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

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