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About Pirda Village

Pirda is a large village in Malkharoda tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,184, made up of 1,081 males and 1,103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 594.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495550, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Malkharoda
Pincode 495550
Area (hectares) 594.86 hectares
Population 2,184
Male Population 1,081
Female Population 1,103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirda compares

By the 2011 count Pirda is the 15th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,304 residents. Its 594.86 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Pirda

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

Pirda lies about 14 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Saragaon Deori, about 8.6 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 Pirda
Nearest railway station Saragaon Deori 8.6 km
Nearest town Chāmpa 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Malkharoda 14 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 14 km

Villages closest to Pirda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirda village had a population of 2,184. That makes it the 15th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,304 residents.

Pirda village has 1,081 males and 1,103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirda has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Pirda is 495550. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirda covers 594.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pirda falls under Malkharoda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pirda is Saragaon Deori, about 8.6 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 Pirda.

Pirda is about 14 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirda is in Malkharoda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Saragaon Deori is about 8.6 km away. Chāmpa is about 11 km away. Malkharoda 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 Jharra (4.8 km), Katari (5.0 km) and Bhathora (5.0 km).

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

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