About Pilakhwar Village

Pilakhwar is a mid sized village in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,501, made up of 800 males and 701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pilakhwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pilakhwar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Keotiranway
Pincode	847237
Area (hectares)	44 hectares
Population	1,501
Male Population	800
Female Population	701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	876
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pilakhwar compares

By the 2011 count Pilakhwar is the 50th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Pilakhwar

Pilakhwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pilakhwar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pilakhwar from other places

Pilakhwar lies about 32 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Madhubani, about 3.6 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 Pilakhwar
Nearest railway station	Madhubani	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Keotiranway	18 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	32 km

Villages closest to Pilakhwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pilakhwar village had a population of 1,501. That makes it the 50th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Pilakhwar village has 800 males and 701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pilakhwar has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Pilakhwar is 847237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pilakhwar covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pilakhwar falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pilakhwar is Madhubani, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pilakhwar.

Pilakhwar is about 32 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pilakhwar is in Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district. Madhubani is about 3.6 km away. Keotiranway is about 18 km away. Darbhanga is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.