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About Pilkhau Village

Pilkhau is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,593, made up of 784 males and 809 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pilkhau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pilkhau village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272131
Area (hectares) 92.64 hectares
Population 1,593
Male Population 784
Female Population 809
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
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 Pilkhau compares

By the 2011 count Pilkhau is the 97th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 92.64 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Pilkhau

Pilkhau is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pilkhau 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. The nearest villages by name are Pikaura Misir, Pikaura Sani, Pikhaura Lala and Pikora. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Pilkhau

As per the Census of India 2011, Pilkhau village had a population of 1,593. That makes it the 97th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Pilkhau village has 784 males and 809 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pilkhau has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Pilkhau is 272131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pilkhau covers 92.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pilkhau falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Pilkhau notes the nearest railway station 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 Pilkhau.

Pilkhau is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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