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About Piskahatu Village

Piskahatu is a mid sized village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 680, made up of 338 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares.

Piskahatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piskahatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Area (hectares) 20 hectares
Population 680
Male Population 338
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Piskahatu compares

By the 2011 count Piskahatu is the 46th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Piskahatu

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

How far is Piskahatu from other places

Piskahatu lies about 33 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Tiraldih, about 36 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 Piskahatu
Nearest town Būndu 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Erki 33 km
District headquarters Khunti 33 km
Nearest railway station Tiraldih 36 km

Villages closest to Piskahatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piskahatu village had a population of 680. That makes it the 46th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Piskahatu village has 338 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piskahatu has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Piskahatu covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Piskahatu falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Piskahatu is Tiraldih, about 36 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 km distance for Piskahatu.

Piskahatu is about 33 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piskahatu is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Būndu is about 15 km away. Erki is about 33 km away. Khunti is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sindri (under 2 km), Piskatoli (under 2 km) and Balamda (under 2 km).

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

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