About Pilka Village

Pilka is a large village in Manjhari tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,032, made up of 1,013 males and 1,019 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pilka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pilka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Manjhari
Pincode	833201
Area (hectares)	363 hectares
Population	2,032
Male Population	1,013
Female Population	1,019
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pilka compares

By the 2011 count Pilka is the 7th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 363 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Pilka

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

Pilka lies about 43 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Bahalda Road, about 22 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 Pilka
Tehsil headquarters	Manjhari	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Bahalda Road	22 km
Nearest town	Rairangpur	22 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	43 km

Villages closest to Pilka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pilka village had a population of 2,032. That makes it the 7th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Pilka village has 1,013 males and 1,019 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pilka has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Pilka is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pilka covers 363 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pilka falls under Manjhari tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pilka is Bahalda Road, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pilka.

Pilka is about 43 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pilka is in Manjhari tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Manjhari is about 5.1 km away. Bahalda Road is about 22 km away. Rairangpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.