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About Pesam Village

Pesam is a small village in Rania tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 415, made up of 214 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pesam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pesam village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Rania
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 271 hectares
Population 415
Male Population 214
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pesam compares

By the 2011 count Pesam is the 37th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 601 residents. Its 271 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Pesam

Pesam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pesam as Available within <5 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 Pesam from other places

Pesam lies about 40 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Mahabuang, about 15 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 Pesam
Tehsil headquarters Rania 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Mahabuang 15 km
District headquarters Khunti 40 km

Villages closest to Pesam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pesam village had a population of 415. That makes it the 37th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 601 residents.

Pesam village has 214 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pesam has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Pesam is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pesam covers 271 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.

Pesam falls under Rania tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pesam is Mahabuang, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pesam.

Pesam is about 40 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pesam is in Rania tehsil of Khunti district. Rania is about 2.9 km away. Mahabuang is about 15 km away. Khunti is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hututua (under 2 km), Ulung (1.6 km) and Samorleta (2.2 km).

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

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