About Pilkhawan Village

Pilkhawan is one of the larger villages in Sohawal tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,383, made up of 4,708 males and 4,675 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 842.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224188, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pilkhawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pilkhawan village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Faizabad
Tehsil	Sohawal
Pincode	224188
Area (hectares)	842.36 hectares
Population	9,383
Male Population	4,708
Female Population	4,675
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Pilkhawan compares

By the 2011 count Pilkhawan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 842.36 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Pilkhawan

Pilkhawan 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 Pilkhawan 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pilkhawan from other places

Pilkhawan lies about 18 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Bilhar Ghat, 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 Pilkhawan
Nearest railway station	Bilhar Ghat	2.5 km
Nearest town	Ayodhya	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sohawal	18 km
District headquarters	Faizabad	18 km

Villages closest to Pilkhawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pilkhawan village had a population of 9,383. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Pilkhawan village has 4,708 males and 4,675 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pilkhawan has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Pilkhawan is 224188. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pilkhawan covers 842.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pilkhawan falls under Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pilkhawan is Bilhar Ghat, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Pilkhawan is about 18 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pilkhawan is in Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district. Bilhar Ghat is about 2.5 km away. Ayodhya is about 17 km away. Sohawal is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.