About Pithauriya Village

Pithauriya is one of the larger villages in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,550, made up of 3,413 males and 3,137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pithauriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pithauriya village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Kanke
Pincode	834006
Area (hectares)	413.45 hectares
Population	6,550
Male Population	3,413
Female Population	3,137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pithauriya compares

By the 2011 count Pithauriya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 413.45 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Pithauriya

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

Pithauriya lies about 20 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Shanki, about 11 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 Pithauriya
Tehsil headquarters	Kanke	9.7 km
Nearest railway station	Shanki	11 km
Nearest town	Rātu	13 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	20 km

Villages closest to Pithauriya

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 Pithauriya

As per the Census of India 2011, Pithauriya village had a population of 6,550. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Pithauriya village has 3,413 males and 3,137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pithauriya has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Pithauriya is 834006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pithauriya covers 413.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pithauriya falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pithauriya is Shanki, about 11 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 Pithauriya.

Pithauriya is about 20 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pithauriya is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Kanke is about 9.7 km away. Shanki is about 11 km away. Rātu is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.