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About Pihani Village

Pihani is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 72 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 778 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pihani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pihani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248158
Area (hectares) 166.32 hectares
Population 128
Male Population 72
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 778
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pihani compares

By the 2011 count Pihani is the 119th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 166.32 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Pihani

Pihani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pihani as Available within 10+ 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pihani from other places

Pihani lies about 34 km from Dehradun. 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 Pihani
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 4.7 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 24 km
District headquarters Dehradun 34 km

Villages closest to Pihani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pihani village had a population of 128. That makes it the 119th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Pihani village has 72 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pihani has about 778 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Pihani is 248158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pihani covers 166.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pihani falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Pihani notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Pihani.

Pihani is about 34 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pihani is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 4.7 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 24 km away. Dehradun is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Desau (under 2 km), Nichhiya (1.6 km) and Thurau (1.9 km).

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

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