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About Podi Village

Podi is a small village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 369, made up of 197 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Podi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Podi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pathariya
Pincode 496440
Area (hectares) 193.12 hectares
Population 369
Male Population 197
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Podi compares

By the 2011 count Podi is the 133rd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 193.12 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 968.

Getting to Podi

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

Podi lies about 31 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 20 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 Podi
Tehsil headquarters Pathariya 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Belha 20 km
Nearest town Mungeli 24 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 31 km

Villages closest to Podi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Podi village had a population of 369. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Podi village has 197 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Podi has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Podi is 496440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Podi covers 193.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Podi falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Podi is Belha, about 20 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 Podi.

Podi is about 31 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Podi is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pathariya is about 8.3 km away. Belha is about 20 km away. Mungeli is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sodhi (under 2 km), Sendari (under 2 km) and Dighora (1.6 km).

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

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