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About Pathar Village

Pathar is a small village in Magarlod tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 170 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Magarlod
Pincode 493663
Area (hectares) 333.16 hectares
Population 345
Male Population 170
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pathar compares

By the 2011 count Pathar is the 83rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 333.16 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Pathar

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

Pathar lies about 37 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Kurud, about 29 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 Pathar
Tehsil headquarters Magarlod 10 km
Nearest railway station Kurud 29 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 34 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 37 km

Villages closest to Pathar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathar village had a population of 345. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Pathar village has 170 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathar has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Pathar is 493663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pathar covers 333.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pathar falls under Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pathar is Kurud, about 29 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 Pathar.

Pathar is about 37 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pathar is in Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district. Magarlod is about 10 km away. Kurud is about 29 km away. Nawāpāra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobra Pathar (under 2 km), Sonarin Daihuan (under 2 km) and Bendrachuwa (3.0 km).

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

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