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About Punaidih Village

Punaidih is a small village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 157 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punaidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punaidih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 491111
Area (hectares) 282.43 hectares
Population 322
Male Population 157
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Punaidih compares

By the 2011 count Punaidih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 282.43 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Punaidih

Punaidih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Punaidih as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Punaidih from other places

Punaidih lies about 25 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Risama, about 16 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 Punaidih
Tehsil headquarters Patan 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Risama 16 km
Nearest town Bhilai 17 km
District headquarters Durg 25 km

Villages closest to Punaidih

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.

Common questions about Punaidih

As per the Census of India 2011, Punaidih village had a population of 322. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Punaidih village has 157 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punaidih has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Punaidih is 491111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punaidih covers 282.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Punaidih falls under Patan tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Punaidih is Risama, about 16 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 village for Punaidih.

Punaidih is about 25 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punaidih is in Patan tehsil of Durg district. Patan is about 7.0 km away. Risama is about 16 km away. Bhilai is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Santra (2.1 km), Chhata (2.3 km) and Devada (2.3 km).

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

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