About Pihewali Village

Pihewali is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 506, made up of 264 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142050, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pihewali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pihewali village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Firozpur
Tehsil	Zira
Pincode	142050
Area (hectares)	315 hectares
Population	506
Male Population	264
Female Population	242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pihewali compares

By the 2011 count Pihewali is the 141st largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 315 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Pihewali

Pihewali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pihewali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pihewali from other places

Pihewali lies about 27 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Sulhani, about 6.7 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 Pihewali
Nearest railway station	Sulhani	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Zira	10 km
District headquarters	Firozpur	27 km

Villages closest to Pihewali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pihewali village had a population of 506. That makes it the 141st largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Pihewali village has 264 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pihewali has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Pihewali is 142050. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pihewali covers 315 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pihewali falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Pihewali is Sulhani, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pihewali.

Pihewali is about 27 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pihewali is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Sulhani is about 6.7 km away. Zira is about 10 km away. Firozpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.