Pilkhaniਪਿਲਖਨੀ

Where is Pilkhani?

Pilkhani is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036967, and it covers 322 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,013 people in Pilkhani: 1,053 men and 960 women, living in 374 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 322 hectares, the population density works out to about 625 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 912 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 256, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 427 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.87 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.55 per cent and women at 73 per cent. The census recorded 655 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 493 main workers, the largest group, 309, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 161 cultivators on their own land and 13 household industry workers. A further 162 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pilkhani's land. Of the village's 322 hectares, 291 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 265 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (265 hectares). About 30 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 175 cultivators and 14 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Pilkhani is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Islampur, Daman Heri, Dhamoli and Sardargarh.

What is the population of Pilkhani?

The population of Pilkhani was 2,013 at the 2011 census, living in 374 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Pilkhani have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Pilkhani has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.