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About Piraguttu Village

Piraguttu is a mid sized village in Burmu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 518, made up of 270 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piraguttu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piraguttu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Burmu
Pincode 835214
Area (hectares) 550.19 hectares
Population 518
Male Population 270
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Piraguttu compares

By the 2011 count Piraguttu is the 61st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 550.19 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Piraguttu

Piraguttu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Piraguttu 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Piraguttu from other places

Piraguttu lies about 31 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Kole, about 14 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 Piraguttu
Tehsil headquarters Burmu 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Kole 14 km
Nearest town Churi 15 km
District headquarters Ranchi 31 km

Villages closest to Piraguttu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piraguttu village had a population of 518. That makes it the 61st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Piraguttu village has 270 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piraguttu has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Piraguttu is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piraguttu covers 550.19 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.

Piraguttu falls under Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Piraguttu is Kole, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Piraguttu.

Piraguttu is about 31 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piraguttu is in Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district. Burmu is about 2.7 km away. Kole is about 14 km away. Churi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotari (2.2 km), Burmu (2.7 km) and Murgi (2.8 km).

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

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