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About Pilakhini Village

Pilakhini is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,516, made up of 774 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.01 hectares hectares.

Pilakhini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pilakhini village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 184.01 hectares
Population 1,516
Male Population 774
Female Population 742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pilakhini compares

By the 2011 count Pilakhini is the 224th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 184.01 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Pilakhini

Pilakhini is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pilakhini 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pilakhini from other places

Pilakhini lies about 49 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Kansrai, about 2.5 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 Pilakhini
Nearest railway station Sarai Kansrai 2.5 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 23 km
District headquarters Allahabad 49 km

Villages closest to Pilakhini

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pilakhini village had a population of 1,516. That makes it the 224th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Pilakhini village has 774 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pilakhini has about 959 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 967.

Pilakhini covers 184.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pilakhini falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pilakhini is Sarai Kansrai, about 2.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pilakhini.

Pilakhini is about 49 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pilakhini is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Sarai Kansrai is about 2.5 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 20 km away. Handia is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhari (under 2 km), Chak Gahari (under 2 km) and Chak Thakuraen (1.8 km).

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

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