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About Pilkhana Village

Pilkhana is a mid sized village in Nakur tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,336, made up of 729 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247342, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pilkhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pilkhana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Nakur
Pincode 247342
Area (hectares) 156.67 hectares
Population 1,336
Male Population 729
Female Population 607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pilkhana compares

By the 2011 count Pilkhana is the 165th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 156.67 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Pilkhana

Pilkhana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pilkhana as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pilkhana from other places

Pilkhana lies about 20 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Sarsawa, about 14 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 Pilkhana
Tehsil headquarters Nakur 4.2 km
Nearest town Nakūr 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Sarsawa 14 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 20 km

Villages closest to Pilkhana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pilkhana village had a population of 1,336. That makes it the 165th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Pilkhana village has 729 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pilkhana has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Pilkhana is 247342. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pilkhana covers 156.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pilkhana falls under Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pilkhana is Sarsawa, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 village for Pilkhana.

Pilkhana is about 20 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pilkhana is in Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district. Nakur is about 4.2 km away. Nakūr is about 4.2 km away. Sarsawa is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadauli (under 2 km), Ran Devi (under 2 km) and Pilkhani (under 2 km).

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

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