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About Piskapahari Village

Piskapahari is a mid sized village in Arsha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 682, made up of 339 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piskapahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piskapahari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Arsha
Pincode 723153
Area (hectares) 339.13 hectares
Population 682
Male Population 339
Female Population 343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Piskapahari compares

By the 2011 count Piskapahari is the 68th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents. Its 339.13 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Piskapahari

Piskapahari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Piskapahari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pathardi, Pattanr, Patuara and Phasko. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Piskapahari

As per the Census of India 2011, Piskapahari village had a population of 682. That makes it the 68th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents.

Piskapahari village has 339 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piskapahari has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Piskapahari is 723153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piskapahari covers 339.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Piskapahari falls under Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Piskapahari notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Piskapahari.

Piskapahari is in Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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