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About Pitupara Village

Pitupara is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 186 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares.

Pitupara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pitupara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 380
Male Population 186
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
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 Pitupara compares

By the 2011 count Pitupara is the 69th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Pitupara

Pitupara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pitupara 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 Pitupara from other places

Pitupara lies about 34 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Barabambo, 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 Pitupara
Nearest town Būndu 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Erki 34 km
District headquarters Khunti 34 km
Nearest railway station Barabambo 36 km

Villages closest to Pitupara

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 Pitupara

As per the Census of India 2011, Pitupara village had a population of 380. That makes it the 69th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Pitupara village has 186 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pitupara has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

Pitupara covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pitupara falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pitupara is Barabambo, 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 - 10 km distance for Pitupara.

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

Pitupara is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Būndu is about 18 km away. Erki is about 34 km away. Khunti is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purnanagar (under 2 km), Berapara (under 2 km) and Kapariya (2.3 km).

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

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