As of
2011 Indian Census, Pinahat had a total population of 18,709, of which 9,880 were males and 8,829 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 3,189. The total number of literates in Pinahat was 10,595, which constituted 56.6% of the population with male literacy of 63.8% and female literacy of 48.6%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Pinahat was 68.3%, of which male literacy rate was 77.4% and female literacy rate was 58.2%. The
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 5,068 and 3 respectively. Pinahat had 2860 households in 2011. At the 2001 India
census, Pinahat had a population of 17,028. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Pinahat had an average literacy rate of 52%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 64%, and female literacy was 39%. In Pinahat, 20% of the population were under 6 years of age. ==References==