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About Pirihatu Village

Pirihatu is a small village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 395, made up of 198 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirihatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirihatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 395
Male Population 198
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirihatu compares

By the 2011 count Pirihatu is the 82nd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Pirihatu

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

Pirihatu lies about 17 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, about 32 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 Pirihatu
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 14 km
District headquarters Khunti 17 km
Nearest railway station Bingaon 32 km

Villages closest to Pirihatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirihatu village had a population of 395. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Pirihatu village has 198 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirihatu has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Pirihatu is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirihatu covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pirihatu falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pirihatu is Bingaon, about 32 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 <5 km distance for Pirihatu.

Pirihatu is about 17 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirihatu is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 14 km away. Khunti is about 17 km away. Bingaon is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rugri (under 2 km), Kitahatu (under 2 km) and Kudapurti (1.8 km).

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

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