About Pahanda Village

Pahanda is a large village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,291, made up of 2,198 males and 2,093 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1036.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 490042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pahanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahanda village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Patan
Pincode	490042
Area (hectares)	1036.76 hectares
Population	4,291
Male Population	2,198
Female Population	2,093
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Pahanda compares

By the 2011 count Pahanda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 1036.76 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 1004.

Getting to Pahanda

Pahanda 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 Pahanda as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pahanda from other places

Pahanda lies about 34 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Gundardehi, about 20 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 Pahanda
Tehsil headquarters	Patan	8.8 km
Nearest railway station	Gundardehi	20 km
Nearest town	Bhilai	28 km
District headquarters	Durg	34 km

Villages closest to Pahanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahanda village had a population of 4,291. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Pahanda village has 2,198 males and 2,093 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahanda has about 952 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 1004.

The pincode recorded for Pahanda is 490042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pahanda covers 1036.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pahanda falls under Patan tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pahanda is Gundardehi, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Pahanda is about 34 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahanda is in Patan tehsil of Durg district. Patan is about 8.8 km away. Gundardehi is about 20 km away. Bhilai is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.