About Pala Village

Pala is a mid sized village in Kondagaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 744, made up of 361 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1421.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pala village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bastar
Tehsil	Kondagaon
Pincode	494226
Area (hectares)	1421.74 hectares
Population	744
Male Population	361
Female Population	383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,061
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pala compares

By the 2011 count Pala is the 73rd largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 1421.74 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Pala

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

Pala lies about 63 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 66 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 Pala
Tehsil headquarters	Kondagaon	15 km
District headquarters	Bastar	63 km
Nearest railway station	Antagarh	66 km

Villages closest to Pala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pala village had a population of 744. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Pala village has 361 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pala has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Pala is 494226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pala covers 1421.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pala falls under Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pala is Antagarh, about 66 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 10+ km distance for Pala.

Pala is about 63 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pala is in Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district. Kondagaon is about 15 km away. Bastar is about 63 km away. Antagarh is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.