About Palgaon Village

Palgaon is a small village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 348, made up of 175 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493773, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palgaon village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Dhamtari
Tehsil	Nagri
Pincode	493773
Area (hectares)	137.61 hectares
Population	348
Male Population	175
Female Population	173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palgaon compares

By the 2011 count Palgaon is the 158th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 137.61 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 1030.

Getting to Palgaon

Palgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palgaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Palgaon from other places

Palgaon lies about 36 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sankra, about 36 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 Palgaon
Tehsil headquarters	Nagri	23 km
Nearest railway station	Sankra	36 km
District headquarters	Dhamtari	36 km

Villages closest to Palgaon

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

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Common questions about Palgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Palgaon village had a population of 348. That makes it the 158th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Palgaon village has 175 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palgaon has about 989 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 1030.

The pincode recorded for Palgaon is 493773. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palgaon covers 137.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palgaon falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Palgaon is Sankra, about 36 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 - 10 km distance for Palgaon.

Palgaon is about 36 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palgaon is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 23 km away. Sankra is about 36 km away. Dhamtari is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.