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About Pithadiya Village

Pithadiya is a large village in Jetpur tehsil, in the district of Rajkot, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,184, made up of 2,205 males and 1,979 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1734.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 360370, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pithadiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pithadiya village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Rajkot
Tehsil Jetpur
Pincode 360370
Area (hectares) 1734.91 hectares
Population 4,184
Male Population 2,205
Female Population 1,979
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pithadiya compares

By the 2011 count Pithadiya is the 6th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,587 residents. Its 1734.91 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Pithadiya

Pithadiya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pithadiya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pithadiya from other places

Pithadiya lies about 58 km from Rajkot, and the nearest railway station is Navagadh, about 4.7 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 Pithadiya
Nearest railway station Navagadh 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jetpur 5.0 km
District headquarters Rajkot 58 km

Villages closest to Pithadiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pithadiya village had a population of 4,184. That makes it the 6th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,587 residents.

Pithadiya village has 2,205 males and 1,979 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pithadiya has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Pithadiya is 360370. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pithadiya covers 1734.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pithadiya falls under Jetpur tehsil of Rajkot district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Pithadiya is Navagadh, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pithadiya.

Pithadiya is about 58 km from Rajkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pithadiya is in Jetpur tehsil of Rajkot district. Navagadh is about 4.7 km away. Jetpur is about 5.0 km away. Rajkot is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jepur (5.0 km), Virpur (7.8 km) and Mevasa (11 km).

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

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