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About Pahar Singh Village

Pahar Singh is a mid sized village in Angara tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 970, made up of 478 males and 492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 591 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pahar Singh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahar Singh village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Angara
Pincode 835102
Area (hectares) 591 hectares
Population 970
Male Population 478
Female Population 492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pahar Singh compares

By the 2011 count Pahar Singh is the 45th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 591 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Pahar Singh

Pahar Singh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pahar Singh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pahar Singh from other places

Pahar Singh lies about 40 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Kita, about 5.9 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 Pahar Singh
Nearest railway station Kita 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Angara 20 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 24 km
District headquarters Ranchi 40 km

Villages closest to Pahar Singh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Angara 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 Pahar Singh

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahar Singh village had a population of 970. That makes it the 45th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Pahar Singh village has 478 males and 492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahar Singh has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Pahar Singh is 835102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pahar Singh covers 591 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pahar Singh falls under Angara tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pahar Singh is Kita, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pahar Singh.

Pahar Singh is about 40 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahar Singh is in Angara tehsil of Ranchi district. Kita is about 5.9 km away. Angara is about 20 km away. Chitarpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwadag (under 2 km), Sitadih (1.8 km) and Jaradih (2.8 km).

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

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