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About Pirki Village

Pirki is a mid sized village in Kharsawan tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 772, made up of 389 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirki village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kharsawan
Pincode 833010
Area (hectares) 160 hectares
Population 772
Male Population 389
Female Population 383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pirki compares

By the 2011 count Pirki is the 39th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Pirki

Pirki is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pirki as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Pirki from other places

Pirki lies about 18 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 2.6 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 Pirki
Nearest railway station Rajkharsawan Junction 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharsawan 6.5 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 18 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 18 km

Villages closest to Pirki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirki village had a population of 772. That makes it the 39th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Pirki village has 389 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirki has about 985 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 977.

The pincode recorded for Pirki is 833010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirki covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pirki falls under Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pirki is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 2.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pirki.

Pirki is about 18 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirki is in Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Rajkharsawan Junction is about 2.6 km away. Kharsawan is about 6.5 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banai Kela (under 2 km), Khudipir (under 2 km) and Mauda (1.5 km).

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

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