About Pirdag Village

Pirdag is a mid sized village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 613, made up of 307 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirdag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirdag village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Chandwa
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	260 hectares
Population	613
Male Population	307
Female Population	306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirdag compares

By the 2011 count Pirdag is the 51st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Pirdag

Pirdag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pirdag as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pirdag from other places

Pirdag lies about 34 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Barkichampi, about 5.7 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 Pirdag
Nearest railway station	Barkichampi	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandwa	11 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	19 km
District headquarters	Latehar	34 km

Villages closest to Pirdag

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

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Common questions about Pirdag

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirdag village had a population of 613. That makes it the 51st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Pirdag village has 307 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirdag has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Pirdag is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirdag covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pirdag falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pirdag is Barkichampi, about 5.7 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 village for Pirdag.

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

Pirdag is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. Barkichampi is about 5.7 km away. Chandwa is about 11 km away. Lohārdagā is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.