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About Pahanda Village

Pahanda is a mid sized village in Kota tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,167, made up of 572 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pahanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahanda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Kota
Pincode 495116
Area (hectares) 252.4 hectares
Population 1,167
Male Population 572
Female Population 595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pahanda compares

By the 2011 count Pahanda is the 57th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 252.4 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Pahanda

Pahanda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pahanda 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pahanda from other places

Pahanda lies about 48 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Tenganmada, about 5.9 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 Pahanda
Nearest railway station Tenganmada 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kota 23 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 27 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 48 km

Villages closest to Pahanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahanda village had a population of 1,167. That makes it the 57th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Pahanda village has 572 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahanda has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Pahanda is 495116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pahanda covers 252.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pahanda falls under Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pahanda is Tenganmada, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pahanda.

Pahanda is about 48 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahanda is in Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district. Tenganmada is about 5.9 km away. Kota is about 23 km away. Ratanpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukhena (under 2 km), Konchara (2.0 km) and Sonpuri (3.1 km).

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

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