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About Pahariya Village

Pahariya is a large village in Baloda tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,292, made up of 1,113 males and 1,179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pahariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahariya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Baloda
Pincode 495668
Area (hectares) 519.76 hectares
Population 2,292
Male Population 1,113
Female Population 1,179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pahariya compares

By the 2011 count Pahariya is the 11th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 519.76 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Pahariya

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

Pahariya lies about 17 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Balpur Halt, about 8.4 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 Pahariya
Nearest railway station Balpur Halt 8.4 km
Nearest town Chāmpa 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Baloda 14 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 17 km

Villages closest to Pahariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahariya village had a population of 2,292. That makes it the 11th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Pahariya village has 1,113 males and 1,179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahariya has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Pahariya is 495668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pahariya covers 519.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pahariya falls under Baloda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pahariya is Balpur Halt, about 8.4 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 Pahariya.

Pahariya is about 17 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahariya is in Baloda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Balpur Halt is about 8.4 km away. Chāmpa is about 9.6 km away. Baloda 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 Gowaband (under 2 km), Parsada (under 2 km) and Sattigudi (2.1 km).

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

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