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About Pilapur Village

Pilapur is a mid sized village in Ashti tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 309 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares.

Pilapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pilapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Ashti
Area (hectares) 243 hectares
Population 573
Male Population 309
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pilapur compares

By the 2011 count Pilapur is the 39th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 888 residents. Its 243 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, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Pilapur

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

Pilapur lies about 77 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Morshi, about 14 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 Pilapur
Tehsil headquarters Ashti 9.8 km
Nearest town Morsi 14 km
Nearest railway station Morshi 14 km
District headquarters Wardha 77 km

Villages closest to Pilapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pilapur village had a population of 573. That makes it the 39th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 888 residents.

Pilapur village has 309 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pilapur has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Pilapur covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pilapur falls under Ashti tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pilapur is Morshi, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Pilapur.

Pilapur is about 77 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pilapur is in Ashti tehsil of Wardha district. Ashti is about 9.8 km away. Morsi is about 14 km away. Morshi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Subda (under 2 km), Yenada (under 2 km) and Jolwadi (1.8 km).

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

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