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About Pilkhi Village

Pilkhi is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 72 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pilkhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pilkhi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 58.57 hectares
Population 151
Male Population 72
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pilkhi compares

By the 2011 count Pilkhi is the 108th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 58.57 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Pilkhi

Pilkhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pilkhi as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pilkhi from other places

Pilkhi lies about 28 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 62 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 Pilkhi
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 16 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 28 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 28 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 62 km

Villages closest to Pilkhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pilkhi village had a population of 151. That makes it the 108th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Pilkhi village has 72 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pilkhi has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Pilkhi is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pilkhi covers 58.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pilkhi falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pilkhi is Kathgodam, about 62 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 <5 km distance for Pilkhi.

Pilkhi is about 28 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pilkhi is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 16 km away. Pithoragarh is about 28 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anauli (under 2 km), Banauli (under 2 km) and Naini (2.1 km).

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

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