# Pilkhi Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Islampur, Nalanda 

# Pilkhi

Pilkhi is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,587 people in 394 households**, the 30th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 2,587people (2011)
- 394households
- 54.2%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Pilkhi PIN code and other codes

Pilkhi falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSunri
- Community development blockIslampur
- Census village code244972

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pilkhi from nearby towns?

- Islampur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)45 km by road
- Islampur (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Pilkhi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Pilkhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Islampur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pilkhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 237 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Pilkhi

Of every 100 households in Pilkhi in 2011, 24 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pilkhi · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****36%**

**46%

Television ****7%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Pilkhi?

■ Pilkhi · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095**

**921

Working population ****33.3%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.4% for men and 45.2% for women. 48% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 426 (49%) · **■** Household industry 22 (3%) · **■** Other work 75 (9%) · **■** Marginal 285 (33%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Islampur

- Paithana2,707 people
- Kewali2,681 people
- Bakaur2,602 people
- Mahuari2,591 people
- Pachloa2,572 people
- Waira2,529 people
- Amnawan2,517 people
- Chandharia2,511 people

[All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pilkhi from Biharsharif?45 km by road
- What is the population of Pilkhi?2,587 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pilkhi in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pilkhi?54.2% (Census 2011)