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About Payla Village

Payla is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 276 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Payla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Payla village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gunderdehi
Pincode 491222
Area (hectares) 249.11 hectares
Population 540
Male Population 276
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Payla compares

By the 2011 count Payla is the 130th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 249.11 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1007.

Getting to Payla

Payla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Payla as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Paraswani, Parna, Parsada and Parsahi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Payla

As per the Census of India 2011, Payla village had a population of 540. That makes it the 130th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Payla village has 276 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Payla has about 957 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 1007.

The pincode recorded for Payla is 491222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Payla covers 249.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Payla falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Payla 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 <5 km distance for Payla.

Payla is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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