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About Sidhawand Village

Sidhawand is a mid sized village in Keskal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 931, made up of 459 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 524.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sidhawand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sidhawand village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Keskal
Pincode 494331
Area (hectares) 524.9 hectares
Population 931
Male Population 459
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sidhawand compares

By the 2011 count Sidhawand is the 24th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 524.9 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Sidhawand

Sidhawand is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sidhawand 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 Sidhawand from other places

Sidhawand lies about 101 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 54 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 Sidhawand
Tehsil headquarters Keskal 7.4 km
Nearest town Kānker 28 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 54 km
District headquarters Bastar 101 km

Villages closest to Sidhawand

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 Sidhawand

As per the Census of India 2011, Sidhawand village had a population of 931. That makes it the 24th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Sidhawand village has 459 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sidhawand has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

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

Sidhawand covers 524.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sidhawand falls under Keskal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sidhawand is Antagarh, about 54 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 Sidhawand.

Sidhawand is about 101 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sidhawand is in Keskal tehsil of Bastar district. Keskal is about 7.4 km away. Kānker is about 28 km away. Antagarh is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kohkameta (2.0 km), Manjhicherra (2.1 km) and Pradhancherra (3.0 km).

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

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