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About Pichiyak Village

Pichiyak is one of the larger villages in Bilara tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,438, made up of 2,769 males and 2,669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2074 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pichiyak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pichiyak village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bilara
Pincode 342602
Area (hectares) 2074 hectares
Population 5,438
Male Population 2,769
Female Population 2,669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pichiyak compares

By the 2011 count Pichiyak is the 7th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents. Its 2074 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Pichiyak

Pichiyak is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pichiyak as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pichiyak from other places

Pichiyak lies about 68 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Bilara, about 3.5 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 Pichiyak
Nearest railway station Bilara 3.5 km
Nearest town Bilāra 4.2 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 68 km

Villages closest to Pichiyak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pichiyak village had a population of 5,438. That makes it the 7th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents.

Pichiyak village has 2,769 males and 2,669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pichiyak has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Pichiyak is 342602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pichiyak covers 2074 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pichiyak falls under Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Pichiyak is Bilara, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pichiyak.

Pichiyak is about 68 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pichiyak is in Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district. Bilara is about 3.5 km away. Bilāra is about 4.2 km away. Jodhpur is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhurli (4.1 km), Bari Khurd (5.8 km) and Khariya Meethapur (6.3 km).

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

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