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About Piri Village

Piri is a large village in Patratu tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,195, made up of 1,134 males and 1,061 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ramgarh
Tehsil Patratu
Pincode 829102
Area (hectares) 262.28 hectares
Population 2,195
Male Population 1,134
Female Population 1,061
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Piri compares

By the 2011 count Piri is the 11th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents. Its 262.28 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Piri

The census records public bus service for Piri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Piri from other places

Piri lies about 6.3 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Barkakana Junction, about 2.1 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 Piri
Nearest railway station Barkakana Junction 2.1 km
District headquarters Ramgarh 6.3 km
Nearest town Rāmgarh 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Patratu 18 km

Villages closest to Piri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piri village had a population of 2,195. That makes it the 11th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents.

Piri village has 1,134 males and 1,061 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piri has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Piri is 829102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piri covers 262.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Piri falls under Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Piri is Barkakana Junction, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Piri is about 6.3 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piri is in Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district. Barkakana Junction is about 2.1 km away. Ramgarh is about 6.3 km away. Rāmgarh is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Teliatu (under 2 km), Masmohana (1.5 km) and Barkakana (2.1 km).

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

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