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About Pidha Village

Pidha is a small village in Kalamb tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 349, made up of 169 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404.57 hectares hectares.

Pidha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pidha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Kalamb
Area (hectares) 404.57 hectares
Population 349
Male Population 169
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pidha compares

By the 2011 count Pidha is the 83rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 839 residents. Its 404.57 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Pidha

Pidha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pidha as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Pidha from other places

Pidha lies about 21 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Yavatmal 1, 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 Pidha
Tehsil headquarters Kalamb 10 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 21 km
Nearest town Yavatmāl 21 km
Nearest railway station Yavatmal 1 22 km

Villages closest to Pidha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pidha village had a population of 349. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 839 residents.

Pidha village has 169 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pidha has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Pidha covers 404.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pidha falls under Kalamb tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pidha is Yavatmal 1, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pidha.

Pidha is about 21 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pidha is in Kalamb tehsil of Yavatmal district. Kalamb is about 10 km away. Yavatmal is about 21 km away. Yavatmāl is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pimpalkhuti (under 2 km), Shiwani Kh (1.6 km) and Taslot (3.4 km).

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

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