About Pithapur Village

Pithapur is a mid sized village in Bakavand tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 795, made up of 393 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pithapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pithapur village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bastar
Tehsil	Bakavand
Pincode	494221
Area (hectares)	300.6 hectares
Population	795
Male Population	393
Female Population	402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,023
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pithapur compares

By the 2011 count Pithapur is the 71st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents. Its 300.6 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Pithapur

Pithapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pithapur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pithapur from other places

Pithapur lies about 24 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Amagura, about 15 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pithapur
Nearest railway station	Amagura	15 km
Nearest town	Jagdalpur	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bakavand	24 km
District headquarters	Bastar	24 km

Villages closest to Pithapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bakavand tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Pithapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pithapur village had a population of 795. That makes it the 71st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents.

Pithapur village has 393 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pithapur has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Pithapur is 494221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pithapur covers 300.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pithapur falls under Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pithapur is Amagura, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Pithapur is about 24 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pithapur is in Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district. Amagura is about 15 km away. Jagdalpur is about 20 km away. Bakavand is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.