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About Piskatoli Village

Piskatoli is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 153 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares.

Piskatoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piskatoli village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Area (hectares) 197 hectares
Population 286
Male Population 153
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Piskatoli compares

By the 2011 count Piskatoli is the 84th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Piskatoli

Piskatoli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Piskatoli 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Piskatoli from other places

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

Villages closest to Piskatoli

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 Piskatoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Piskatoli village had a population of 286. That makes it the 84th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Piskatoli village has 153 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piskatoli has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Piskatoli covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Piskatoli falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Piskatoli is Gautamdhara, about 36 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Piskatoli.

Piskatoli 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.

Piskatoli 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 Balamda (under 2 km), Piskahatu (under 2 km) and Sindri (under 2 km).

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

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