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About Pandra Village

Pandra is a mid sized village in Torpa tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 531, made up of 263 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.59 hectares hectares.

Pandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pandra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Torpa
Area (hectares) 264.59 hectares
Population 531
Male Population 263
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pandra compares

By the 2011 count Pandra is the 56th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 264.59 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Pandra

Pandra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pandra as Available within 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pandra from other places

Pandra lies about 13 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 9.1 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 Pandra
Nearest railway station Karra 9.1 km
District headquarters Khunti 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Torpa 14 km

Villages closest to Pandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pandra village had a population of 531. That makes it the 56th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Pandra village has 263 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandra has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1023.

Pandra covers 264.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pandra falls under Torpa tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pandra is Karra, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pandra.

Pandra is about 13 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pandra is in Torpa tehsil of Khunti district. Karra is about 9.1 km away. Khunti is about 13 km away. Torpa is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Okra (under 2 km), Roro (under 2 km) and Botlo (1.5 km).

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

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