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About Pilakathua Village

Pilakathua is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,518, made up of 636 males and 882 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,387 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226 hectares hectares.

Pilakathua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pilakathua village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 226 hectares
Population 1,518
Male Population 636
Female Population 882
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,387
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pilakathua compares

By the 2011 count Pilakathua is the 163rd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 226 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Pilakathua

The census records public bus service for Pilakathua as Available within 10+ 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pilakathua from other places

Pilakathua lies about 31 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Kansrai, about 12 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 Pilakathua
Nearest railway station Sarai Kansrai 12 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 16 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 31 km

Villages closest to Pilakathua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pilakathua village had a population of 1,518. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Pilakathua village has 636 males and 882 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pilakathua has about 1387 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Pilakathua covers 226 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pilakathua falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pilakathua is Sarai Kansrai, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pilakathua.

Pilakathua is about 31 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pilakathua is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Sarai Kansrai is about 12 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 12 km away. Mariahu is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanhpur (under 2 km), Basahara (under 2 km) and Dharikapur (1.7 km).

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

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