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About Piraria Village

Piraria is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25, made up of 15 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.33 hectares hectares.

Piraria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piraria village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 15.33 hectares
Population 25
Male Population 15
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Piraria compares

By the 2011 count Piraria is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 15.33 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Piraria

Piraria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Piraria as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Piraria from other places

Piraria lies about 23 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 22 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 Piraria
Nearest railway station Churk 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 23 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 23 km

Villages closest to Piraria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piraria village had a population of 25. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Piraria village has 15 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piraria has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Piraria covers 15.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Piraria falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Piraria is Churk, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Piraria.

Piraria is about 23 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piraria is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about 22 km away. Robertsganj is about 23 km away. Sonbhadra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pararikhurd (under 2 km), Nagapr (2.4 km) and Pakarahat (2.5 km).

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

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