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About Pahargir Village

Pahargir is a small village in Peshrar tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 48 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pahargir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahargir village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Peshrar
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 123 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 48
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pahargir compares

By the 2011 count Pahargir is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 425 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Pahargir

Pahargir is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pahargir as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Pahargir from other places

Pahargir lies about 28 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Demu, about 5.8 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 Pahargir
Tehsil headquarters Peshrar 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Demu 5.8 km
Nearest town Lātehār 12 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 28 km

Villages closest to Pahargir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahargir village had a population of 96. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Pahargir village has 48 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahargir has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Pahargir is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pahargir covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pahargir falls under Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pahargir is Demu, about 5.8 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 10+ km distance for Pahargir.

Pahargir is about 28 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahargir is in Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district. Peshrar is about 2.8 km away. Demu is about 5.8 km away. Lātehār is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kita (under 2 km), Mukrum (under 2 km) and Makka (under 2 km).

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

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