About Pirra Village

Pirra is a mid sized village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,884, made up of 962 males and 922 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Kanke
Pincode	835222
Area (hectares)	199.52 hectares
Population	1,884
Male Population	962
Female Population	922
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirra compares

By the 2011 count Pirra is the 37th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 199.52 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Pirra

Pirra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pirra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pirra from other places

Pirra lies about 10 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Piska, about 8.6 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 Pirra
Nearest town	Rātu	2.5 km
Nearest railway station	Piska	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kanke	9.8 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	10 km

Villages closest to Pirra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirra village had a population of 1,884. That makes it the 37th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Pirra village has 962 males and 922 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirra has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Pirra is 835222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirra covers 199.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pirra falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pirra is Piska, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pirra.

Pirra is about 10 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirra is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Rātu is about 2.5 km away. Piska is about 8.6 km away. Kanke is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.