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About Pekalwadi Village

Pekalwadi is a small village in Gangapur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 404, made up of 216 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pekalwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pekalwadi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Gangapur
Pincode 431002
Area (hectares) 411 hectares
Population 404
Male Population 216
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pekalwadi compares

By the 2011 count Pekalwadi is the 168th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 411 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 929.

Getting to Pekalwadi

Pekalwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pekalwadi as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Padampur, Pahadpur, Pakhora and Palasgaon. 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 Pekalwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pekalwadi village had a population of 404. That makes it the 168th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Pekalwadi village has 216 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pekalwadi has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Pekalwadi is 431002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pekalwadi covers 411 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pekalwadi falls under Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The census record for Pekalwadi 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 10+ km distance for Pekalwadi.

Pekalwadi is in Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad 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 Pekalwadi today is likely to be higher.

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