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About Pakela Village

Pakela is a small village in Usur tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 49 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakela village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Usur
Pincode 494111
Area (hectares) 272.2 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 49
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakela compares

By the 2011 count Pakela is the 114th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 453 residents. Its 272.2 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Pakela

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

Pakela lies about 30 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 38 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 Pakela
Tehsil headquarters Usur 19 km
District headquarters Bijapur 30 km
Nearest railway station Kirandul 38 km
Nearest town Bacheli 41 km

Villages closest to Pakela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakela village had a population of 90. That makes it the 114th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 453 residents.

Pakela village has 49 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakela has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Pakela is 494111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakela covers 272.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pakela falls under Usur tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pakela is Kirandul, about 38 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 km distance for Pakela.

Pakela is about 30 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakela is in Usur tehsil of Bijapur district. Usur is about 19 km away. Bijapur is about 30 km away. Kirandul is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Futkel (2.3 km), Kottaguda (2.4 km) and Rajpeta (2.5 km).

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

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