About Pirkhir Village

Pirkhir is a large village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,313, made up of 1,675 males and 1,638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirkhir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirkhir village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mirzapur
Tehsil	Chunar
Pincode	231302
Area (hectares)	252.48 hectares
Population	3,313
Male Population	1,675
Female Population	1,638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirkhir compares

By the 2011 count Pirkhir is the 28th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 252.48 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Pirkhir

Pirkhir is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pirkhir 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pirkhir from other places

Pirkhir lies about 56 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Jeonathpur, about 6.9 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 Pirkhir
Nearest railway station	Jeonathpur	6.9 km
Nearest town	Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chunar	25 km
District headquarters	Mirzapur	56 km

Villages closest to Pirkhir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirkhir village had a population of 3,313. That makes it the 28th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Pirkhir village has 1,675 males and 1,638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirkhir has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Pirkhir is 231302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirkhir covers 252.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pirkhir falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pirkhir is Jeonathpur, about 6.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pirkhir.

Pirkhir is about 56 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirkhir is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Jeonathpur is about 6.9 km away. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar is about 10 km away. Chunar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.