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About Pairi Village

Pairi is a large village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,609, made up of 1,278 males and 1,331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 745.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pairi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pairi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gunderdehi
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 745.79 hectares
Population 2,609
Male Population 1,278
Female Population 1,331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pairi compares

By the 2011 count Pairi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 745.79 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Pairi

Pairi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pairi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pairi from other places

Pairi lies about 39 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Sikosa, about 4.3 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 Pairi
Nearest railway station Sikosa 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Gunderdehi 12 km
Nearest town Balod 14 km
District headquarters Durg 39 km

Villages closest to Pairi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pairi village had a population of 2,609. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Pairi village has 1,278 males and 1,331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pairi has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

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

Pairi covers 745.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pairi falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pairi is Sikosa, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Pairi is about 39 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pairi is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Sikosa is about 4.3 km away. Gunderdehi is about 12 km away. Balod is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohlai (1.8 km), Phuljhar (2.0 km) and Sankri (2.3 km).

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

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