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About Pithad Village

Pithad is a large village in Jodiya tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,940, made up of 1,989 males and 1,951 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3331.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 361220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pithad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pithad village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Jamnagar
Tehsil Jodiya
Pincode 361220
Area (hectares) 3331.39 hectares
Population 3,940
Male Population 1,989
Female Population 1,951
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pithad compares

By the 2011 count Pithad is the 4th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents. Its 3331.39 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Pithad

Pithad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pithad as Available within village. 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 Pithad from other places

Pithad lies about 56 km from Jamnagar, and the nearest railway station is Khakhrala Road, about 29 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 Pithad
Nearest town Dhrol 20 km
Nearest railway station Khakhrala Road 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Jodiya 29 km
District headquarters Jamnagar 56 km

Villages closest to Pithad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pithad village had a population of 3,940. That makes it the 4th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents.

Pithad village has 1,989 males and 1,951 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pithad has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Pithad is 361220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pithad covers 3331.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pithad falls under Jodiya tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Pithad is Khakhrala Road, about 29 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pithad.

Pithad is about 56 km from Jamnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pithad is in Jodiya tehsil of Jamnagar district. Dhrol is about 20 km away. Khakhrala Road is about 29 km away. Jodiya is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasnal (2.8 km), Jasapar (3.1 km) and Bodka (3.3 km).

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

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