Village · Medininagar, Palamu # Pirhia Pirhia is a village in Medininagar sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822132. The 2011 Census counted 752 people in 135 households, the 29th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%. - 752 people (2011) - 135 households - 66.9% literacy - 822132 PIN code ## Pirhia PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pirhia is 822132. Pirhia falls in Medininagar sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 822132 - Community development block Medininagar - Census village code 366640 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pirhia from nearby towns? - Palamu (district HQ) 22 km by road - Medininagar (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pirhia? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Pirhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Medininagar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Medininagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Medininagar - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pirhia known for? The main crops are rice. About 7% of the 137 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pirhia Of every 100 households in Pirhia in 2011, 48 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pirhia · ■ Medininagar rural average - Electricity for lighting 48% 36% - Toilet within the home 0% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 90% - Tap water 2% 7% - Drinking water within premises 1% 17% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92% - Use banking services 36% 56% - Television 0% 18% - Mobile phone 24% 42% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 8% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 41% 29% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pirhia? ■ Pirhia · ■ Medininagar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.9% 68.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1032 925 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1061 895 - Working population 43.2% 30.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.6% for men and 55.4% for women. 42% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 75 (23%) · ■ Marginal 250 (77%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Medininagar - Barkinebhi 796 people - Jorkat 782 people - Kewatbar 778 people - Chukru 765 people - Chatti 746 people - Sinduria 718 people - Aru 629 people - Banua Alias Sala 624 people All 53 villages in Medininagar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pirhia? 822132 - How far is Pirhia from Palamu? 22 km by road - What is the population of Pirhia? 752 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pirhia in? Palamu district (Medininagar sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Pirhia? 66.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/medininagar/pirhia/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.