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About Pirtaul Village

Pirtaul is a small village in Peshrar tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 128 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirtaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirtaul village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Peshrar
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 274 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 128
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
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 Pirtaul compares

By the 2011 count Pirtaul is the 48th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 425 residents. Its 274 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Pirtaul

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

Pirtaul lies about 22 km from Lohardaga. 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 Pirtaul
District headquarters Lohardaga 22 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Peshrar 25 km

Villages closest to Pirtaul

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 Pirtaul

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirtaul village had a population of 240. That makes it the 48th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Pirtaul village has 128 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirtaul has about 875 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 Pirtaul is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirtaul covers 274 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pirtaul falls under Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Pirtaul notes the nearest railway station 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 Pirtaul.

Pirtaul is about 22 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirtaul is in Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district. Lohardaga is about 22 km away. Lohārdagā is about 22 km away. Peshrar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jurni (under 2 km), Garatu (under 2 km) and Henhe (1.7 km).

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

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