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About Pilkhera Village

Pilkhera is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 53 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,321 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246167, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pilkhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pilkhera village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246167
Area (hectares) 37.65 hectares
Population 123
Male Population 53
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,321
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pilkhera compares

By the 2011 count Pilkhera is the 107th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 37.65 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Pilkhera

Pilkhera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pilkhera as Available within village. 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 Pilkhera from other places

Pilkhera lies about 31 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 42 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 Pilkhera
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 4.5 km
Nearest town Pauri 20 km
District headquarters Garhwal 31 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 42 km

Villages closest to Pilkhera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pilkhera village had a population of 123. That makes it the 107th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Pilkhera village has 53 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pilkhera has about 1321 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Pilkhera is 246167. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pilkhera covers 37.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pilkhera falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pilkhera is Kotdwara, about 42 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pilkhera.

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

Pilkhera is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 4.5 km away. Pauri is about 20 km away. Garhwal is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kwirali (under 2 km), Palkot (under 2 km) and Bhandali (under 2 km).

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

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