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About Patgawan Village

Patgawan is a large village in Pendra tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,552, made up of 1,811 males and 1,741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 624.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patgawan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pendra
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 624.02 hectares
Population 3,552
Male Population 1,811
Female Population 1,741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Patgawan compares

By the 2011 count Patgawan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents. Its 624.02 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Patgawan

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

Patgawan lies about 80 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Pendra Road, about 9.3 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 Patgawan
Tehsil headquarters Pendra 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Pendra Road 9.3 km
Nearest town Pasān 23 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 80 km

Villages closest to Patgawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patgawan village had a population of 3,552. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents.

Patgawan village has 1,811 males and 1,741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patgawan has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Patgawan is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patgawan covers 624.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patgawan falls under Pendra tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Patgawan is Pendra Road, about 9.3 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 village for Patgawan.

Patgawan is about 80 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patgawan is in Pendra tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pendra is about 2.7 km away. Pendra Road is about 9.3 km away. Pasān 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 Bandhi (under 2 km), Adbhar (1.8 km) and Latkoni Kalan (1.9 km).

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

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