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About Pirkot Village

Pirkot is a mid sized village in Rampura Phul tehsil, in the district of Bathinda, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,556, made up of 810 males and 746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 862 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151509, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirkot village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Bathinda
Tehsil Rampura Phul
Pincode 151509
Area (hectares) 862 hectares
Population 1,556
Male Population 810
Female Population 746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirkot compares

By the 2011 count Pirkot is the 55th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,394 residents. Its 862 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Pirkot

Pirkot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pirkot as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pirkot from other places

Pirkot lies about 38 km from Bathinda, and the nearest railway station is Kotli Kalan, about 11 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 Pirkot
Nearest town Maur 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Kotli Kalan 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampura Phul 17 km
District headquarters Bathinda 38 km

Villages closest to Pirkot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampura Phul 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 Pirkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirkot village had a population of 1,556. That makes it the 55th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,394 residents.

Pirkot village has 810 males and 746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirkot has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Pirkot is 151509. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirkot covers 862 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pirkot falls under Rampura Phul tehsil of Bathinda district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Pirkot is Kotli Kalan, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pirkot.

Pirkot is about 38 km from Bathinda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirkot is in Rampura Phul tehsil of Bathinda district. Maur is about 9.4 km away. Kotli Kalan is about 11 km away. Rampura Phul is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaini Chuhar (2.6 km), Sooch (3.1 km) and Chaoke (5.3 km).

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

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