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About Pirid Village

Pirid is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,617, made up of 809 males and 808 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 635.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirid Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirid village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gunderdehi
Pincode 491225
Area (hectares) 635.91 hectares
Population 1,617
Male Population 809
Female Population 808
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirid compares

By the 2011 count Pirid is the 29th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 635.91 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Pirid

Pirid is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pirid 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pirid from other places

Pirid lies about 41 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Latabor, about 8.3 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 Pirid
Nearest railway station Latabor 8.3 km
Nearest town Balod 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gunderdehi 16 km
District headquarters Durg 41 km

Villages closest to Pirid

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 Pirid

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirid village had a population of 1,617. That makes it the 29th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Pirid village has 809 males and 808 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirid has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Pirid is 491225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirid covers 635.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pirid falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pirid is Latabor, about 8.3 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 km distance for Pirid.

Pirid is about 41 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirid is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Latabor is about 8.3 km away. Balod is about 12 km away. Gunderdehi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhengari (under 2 km), Kogani (2.1 km) and Basin (2.5 km).

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

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