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About Pilkhana Village

Pilkhana is a small village in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 357, made up of 191 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pilkhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pilkhana village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Murshidabad Jiaganj
Pincode 742149
Area (hectares) 24.45 hectares
Population 357
Male Population 191
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pilkhana compares

By the 2011 count Pilkhana is the 109th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 24.45 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Pilkhana

Pilkhana is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pilkhana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nesta, Noada, Palasdanga and Pashchim Gobindapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Pilkhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Pilkhana village had a population of 357. That makes it the 109th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Pilkhana village has 191 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pilkhana has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Pilkhana is 742149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pilkhana covers 24.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pilkhana falls under Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Pilkhana notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pilkhana.

Pilkhana is in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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