About Pikule Village

Pikule is a mid sized village in Dodamarg tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,501, made up of 726 males and 775 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 870 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416530, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pikule Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pikule village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sindhudurg
Tehsil	Dodamarg
Pincode	416530
Area (hectares)	870 hectares
Population	1,501
Male Population	726
Female Population	775
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,067
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pikule compares

By the 2011 count Pikule is the 10th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 870 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Pikule

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

Pikule lies about 30 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 18 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 Pikule
Tehsil headquarters	Dodamarg	6.8 km
Nearest railway station	Thivim	18 km
Nearest town	Mapusa	26 km
District headquarters	Sindhudurg	30 km

Villages closest to Pikule

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pikule village had a population of 1,501. That makes it the 10th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Pikule village has 726 males and 775 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pikule has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Pikule is 416530. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pikule covers 870 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pikule falls under Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pikule is Thivim, about 18 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 Pikule.

Pikule is about 30 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pikule is in Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Dodamarg is about 6.8 km away. Thivim is about 18 km away. Mapusa is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.