# Pilkhau Village, Harraiya, Basti (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Harraiya, Basti 

# Pilkhau

Pilkhau is a village in Harraiya sub-district of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,593 people in 255 households**, the 104th largest of 1,457 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 1,593people (2011)
- 255households
- 72.2%literacy
- 1,032females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pilkhau

Of every 100 households in Pilkhau in 2011, 42 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pilkhau · ■ Harraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**94%

Use banking services ****94%**

**91%

Television ****28%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**6%

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 Pilkhau?

■ Pilkhau · ■ Harraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795**

**928

Working population ****16.4%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 59.9% for women. 26% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 10 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (16%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 49 (19%) · **■** Marginal 158 (61%)

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 Harraiya

- Taraini1,620 people
- Baghaura1,615 people
- Pachvas1,615 people
- Sukrauli Kunwar1,598 people
- Dhurdah1,587 people
- Maghakitaoval1,584 people
- Semra Mustahkam1,575 people
- Chorkhari1,568 people

[All 1,527 villages in Harraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/harraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pilkhau?1,593 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pilkhau in?Basti district (Harraiya sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pilkhau?72.2% (Census 2011)