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About Pillu Village

Pillu is a mid sized village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 507, made up of 215 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,358 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pillu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pillu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246425
Area (hectares) 127.96 hectares
Population 507
Male Population 215
Female Population 292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,358
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pillu compares

By the 2011 count Pillu is the 58th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 127.96 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Pillu

Pillu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pillu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Pillu from other places

Pillu lies about 18 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 84 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 Pillu
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 12 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 18 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 36 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 84 km

Villages closest to Pillu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pillu village had a population of 507. That makes it the 58th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Pillu village has 215 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pillu has about 1358 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Pillu is 246425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pillu covers 127.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pillu falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pillu is Rishikesh, about 84 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pillu.

Pillu is about 18 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pillu is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 12 km away. Rudraprayag is about 18 km away. Srīnagar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banjgadu (under 2 km), Ajaipur (1.5 km) and Akardhar (1.8 km).

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

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