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About Pakur Bhat Village

Pakur Bhat is a mid sized village in Balod tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 264 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakur Bhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakur Bhat village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Balod
Pincode 491226
Area (hectares) 223.24 hectares
Population 566
Male Population 264
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,144
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pakur Bhat compares

By the 2011 count Pakur Bhat is the 75th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 223.24 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Pakur Bhat

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

Pakur Bhat lies about 54 km from Durg. 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 Pakur Bhat
Tehsil headquarters Balod 5.7 km
District headquarters Durg 54 km

Villages closest to Pakur Bhat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balod 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 Pakur Bhat

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakur Bhat village had a population of 566. That makes it the 75th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Pakur Bhat village has 264 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakur Bhat has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Pakur Bhat is 491226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakur Bhat covers 223.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakur Bhat falls under Balod tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Pakur Bhat notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Pakur Bhat.

Pakur Bhat is about 54 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakur Bhat is in Balod tehsil of Durg district. Balod is about 5.7 km away. Durg is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagatara (1.9 km), Jhalmala (2.0 km) and Parsada (2.3 km).

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

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