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About Pandotara Village

Pandotara is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 695, made up of 357 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pandotara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pandotara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 228.7 hectares
Population 695
Male Population 357
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pandotara compares

By the 2011 count Pandotara is the 108th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 228.7 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Pandotara

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

Pandotara lies about 63 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 53 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 Pandotara
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 17 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 53 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 63 km

Villages closest to Pandotara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pandotara village had a population of 695. That makes it the 108th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Pandotara village has 357 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandotara has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Pandotara is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pandotara covers 228.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pandotara falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pandotara is Kargi Road, about 53 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 Pandotara.

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

Pandotara is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 17 km away. Kargi Road is about 53 km away. Bilaspur is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singarpur (1.9 km), Bhumiyapara (2.1 km) and Sipahi (2.2 km).

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

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