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About Pirtala Village

Pirtala is a small village in Powayan tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 193 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 242401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirtala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirtala village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Powayan
Pincode 242401
Area (hectares) 87.32 hectares
Population 363
Male Population 193
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirtala compares

By the 2011 count Pirtala is the 493rd largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 87.32 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Pirtala

Pirtala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pirtala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Pirtala from other places

Pirtala lies about 12 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Khiria Khurd, about 8.2 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 Pirtala
Nearest railway station Khiria Khurd 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Powayan 12 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 12 km
Nearest town Shāhjānpur 12 km

Villages closest to Pirtala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirtala village had a population of 363. That makes it the 493rd largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Pirtala village has 193 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirtala has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Pirtala is 242401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirtala covers 87.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pirtala falls under Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pirtala is Khiria Khurd, about 8.2 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 10+ km distance for Pirtala.

Pirtala is about 12 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirtala is in Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Khiria Khurd is about 8.2 km away. Powayan is about 12 km away. Shahjahanpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuwa M Mainiya (under 2 km), Mainari (under 2 km) and Mainia (under 2 km).

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

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