About Piriatu Village

Piriatu is a mid sized village in Dulmi tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,560, made up of 824 males and 736 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piriatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piriatu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ramgarh
Tehsil	Dulmi
Pincode	825125
Area (hectares)	77 hectares
Population	1,560
Male Population	824
Female Population	736
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Piriatu compares

By the 2011 count Piriatu is the 21st largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Piriatu

Piriatu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Piriatu as Available within 5 - 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Piriatu from other places

Piriatu lies about 64 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 28 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 Piriatu
Tehsil headquarters	Dulmi	2.9 km
Nearest town	Khunti	16 km
Nearest railway station	Balasiring	28 km
District headquarters	Ramgarh	64 km

Villages closest to Piriatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piriatu village had a population of 1,560. That makes it the 21st largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Piriatu village has 824 males and 736 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piriatu has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Piriatu is 825125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piriatu covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Piriatu falls under Dulmi tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Piriatu is Balasiring, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Piriatu is about 64 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piriatu is in Dulmi tehsil of Ramgarh district. Dulmi is about 2.9 km away. Khunti is about 16 km away. Balasiring is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.