About Pilkhi Village

Pilkhi is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 237 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 252622, 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	Gangolihat
Pincode	252622
Area (hectares)	174.73 hectares
Population	490
Male Population	237
Female Population	253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,068
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pilkhi compares

By the 2011 count Pilkhi is the 33rd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 174.73 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 1159.

Getting to Pilkhi

Pilkhi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pilkhi 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 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	Gangolihat	9.6 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 Gangolihat 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.

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Common questions about Pilkhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pilkhi village had a population of 490. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Pilkhi village has 237 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pilkhi has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Pilkhi is 252622. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pilkhi covers 174.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pilkhi falls under Gangolihat 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ 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 Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 9.6 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.