About Pilkhi Village

Pilkhi is a mid sized village in Sisai tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 876, made up of 437 males and 439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pilkhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pilkhi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Sisai
Pincode	835202
Area (hectares)	350 hectares
Population	876
Male Population	437
Female Population	439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
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 Pilkhi compares

By the 2011 count Pilkhi is the 47th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents. Its 350 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Pilkhi

Pilkhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pilkhi 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pilkhi from other places

Pilkhi lies about 23 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Akashi, 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 Pilkhi
Tehsil headquarters	Sisai	4.1 km
District headquarters	Gumla	23 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	23 km
Nearest railway station	Akashi	29 km

Villages closest to Pilkhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pilkhi village had a population of 876. That makes it the 47th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents.

Pilkhi village has 437 males and 439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pilkhi has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Pilkhi is 835202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pilkhi covers 350 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pilkhi falls under Sisai tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pilkhi is Akashi, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pilkhi.

Pilkhi is about 23 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pilkhi is in Sisai tehsil of Gumla district. Sisai is about 4.1 km away. Gumla is about 23 km away. Gumlā is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.