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About Pradhancherra Village

Pradhancherra is a small village in Keskal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 203 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,187 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pradhancherra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pradhancherra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Keskal
Pincode 494331
Area (hectares) 299.99 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 203
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,187
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pradhancherra compares

By the 2011 count Pradhancherra is the 53rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 299.99 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Pradhancherra

Pradhancherra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pradhancherra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Pradhancherra from other places

Pradhancherra lies about 99 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 53 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 Pradhancherra
Tehsil headquarters Keskal 7.3 km
Nearest town Kānker 30 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 53 km
District headquarters Bastar 99 km

Villages closest to Pradhancherra

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

Common questions about Pradhancherra

As per the Census of India 2011, Pradhancherra village had a population of 444. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Pradhancherra village has 203 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pradhancherra has about 1187 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Pradhancherra is 494331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pradhancherra covers 299.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pradhancherra falls under Keskal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pradhancherra is Antagarh, about 53 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pradhancherra.

Pradhancherra is about 99 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pradhancherra is in Keskal tehsil of Bastar district. Keskal is about 7.3 km away. Kānker is about 30 km away. Antagarh is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manjhicherra (1.7 km), Sidhawand (3.0 km) and Kohkameta (3.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pradhancherra today is likely to be higher.

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