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About Pedapal Village

Pedapal is a small village in Bhairamgarh tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 111 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,288 females per 1000 males. The village covers 475.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pedapal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pedapal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Bhairamgarh
Pincode 494444
Area (hectares) 475.98 hectares
Population 254
Male Population 111
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,288
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pedapal compares

By the 2011 count Pedapal is the 91st largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 475.98 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, well above the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Pedapal

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

Pedapal lies about 42 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Kamalur, about 8.2 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 Pedapal
Nearest railway station Kamalur 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhairamgarh 21 km
Nearest town Bacheli 23 km
District headquarters Bijapur 42 km

Villages closest to Pedapal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pedapal village had a population of 254. That makes it the 91st largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Pedapal village has 111 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pedapal has about 1288 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Pedapal is 494444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pedapal covers 475.98 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.

Pedapal falls under Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pedapal is Kamalur, about 8.2 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 Pedapal.

Pedapal is about 42 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pedapal is in Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district. Kamalur is about 8.2 km away. Bhairamgarh is about 21 km away. Bacheli is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doraguda (under 2 km), Degmeta (1.6 km) and Okenar (2.4 km).

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

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