About Pekha Village

Pekha is a mid sized village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 532, made up of 291 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pekha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pekha village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chirgaon
Pincode	171208
Area (hectares)	366.26 hectares
Population	532
Male Population	291
Female Population	241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	828
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pekha compares

By the 2011 count Pekha is the 33rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 366.26 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 954.

Getting to Pekha

Pekha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pekha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mathla, Mayela, Nandla and Nimnam Dhar. 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.

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Common questions about Pekha

As per the Census of India 2011, Pekha village had a population of 532. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Pekha village has 291 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pekha has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Pekha is 171208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pekha covers 366.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pekha falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Pekha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Pekha is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla 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.