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About Pilawaya Village

Pilawaya is a small village in Konta tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 87 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 494114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pilawaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pilawaya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Konta
Pincode 494114
Population 176
Male Population 87
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pilawaya compares

By the 2011 count Pilawaya is the 149th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Pilawaya

Pilawaya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pilawaya as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Pilawaya from other places

Pilawaya lies about 25 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 18 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 Pilawaya
Nearest railway station Kirandul 18 km
Nearest town Bacheli 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Konta 25 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 25 km

Villages closest to Pilawaya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pilawaya village had a population of 176. That makes it the 149th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Pilawaya village has 87 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pilawaya has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Pilawaya is 494114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pilawaya falls under Konta tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pilawaya is Kirandul, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Pilawaya.

Pilawaya is about 25 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pilawaya is in Konta tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Kirandul is about 18 km away. Bacheli is about 22 km away. Konta is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nilawada (under 2 km), Nilawaya (under 2 km) and Gondpalli (4.5 km).

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

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