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About Pilkhana Village

Pilkhana is a small village in Kalamb tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 90 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.84 hectares hectares.

Pilkhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pilkhana village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Kalamb
Area (hectares) 288.84 hectares
Population 165
Male Population 90
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pilkhana compares

By the 2011 count Pilkhana is the 107th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 839 residents. Its 288.84 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Pilkhana

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

Pilkhana lies about 35 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Yavatmal 1, about 35 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 Pilkhana
Nearest town Ghātanji 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalamb 25 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 35 km
Nearest railway station Yavatmal 1 35 km

Villages closest to Pilkhana

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 Pilkhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Pilkhana village had a population of 165. That makes it the 107th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 839 residents.

Pilkhana village has 90 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pilkhana has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Pilkhana covers 288.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pilkhana falls under Kalamb tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pilkhana is Yavatmal 1, about 35 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 <5 km distance for Pilkhana.

Pilkhana is about 35 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pilkhana is in Kalamb tehsil of Yavatmal district. Ghātanji is about 16 km away. Kalamb is about 25 km away. Yavatmal is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Metikheda (under 2 km), Markanda (1.9 km) and Kinhala (2.0 km).

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

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