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About Pesrar Village

Pesrar is a mid sized village in Peshrar tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,308, made up of 693 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1306 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pesrar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pesrar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Peshrar
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 1306 hectares
Population 1,308
Male Population 693
Female Population 615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
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 Pesrar compares

By the 2011 count Pesrar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 425 residents. Its 1306 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Pesrar

Pesrar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pesrar 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 Pesrar from other places

Pesrar lies about 19 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Richughuta, about 12 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 Pesrar
Tehsil headquarters Peshrar 11 km
Nearest railway station Richughuta 12 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 19 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 19 km

Villages closest to Pesrar

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 Pesrar

As per the Census of India 2011, Pesrar village had a population of 1,308. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Pesrar village has 693 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pesrar has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

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

Pesrar covers 1306 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pesrar falls under Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pesrar is Richughuta, about 12 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 Pesrar.

Pesrar is about 19 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pesrar is in Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district. Peshrar is about 11 km away. Richughuta is about 12 km away. Lohardaga is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandlagi (under 2 km), Madanpur (2.2 km) and Onegara (2.3 km).

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

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