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About Pakargaon Village

Pakargaon is a large village in Pathalgaon tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,761, made up of 1,381 males and 1,380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 835.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakargaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Pathalgaon
Pincode 496118
Area (hectares) 835.32 hectares
Population 2,761
Male Population 1,381
Female Population 1,380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakargaon compares

By the 2011 count Pakargaon is the 10th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents. Its 835.32 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 1002.

Getting to Pakargaon

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

Pakargaon lies about 78 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Dharamjaigarh Road, about 33 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 Pakargaon
Tehsil headquarters Pathalgaon under 2 km
Nearest railway station Dharamjaigarh Road 33 km
Nearest town Ambikāpur 68 km
District headquarters Jashpur 78 km

Villages closest to Pakargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakargaon village had a population of 2,761. That makes it the 10th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents.

Pakargaon village has 1,381 males and 1,380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakargaon 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 1002.

The pincode recorded for Pakargaon is 496118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakargaon covers 835.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakargaon falls under Pathalgaon tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pakargaon is Dharamjaigarh Road, about 33 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 Pakargaon.

Pakargaon is about 78 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakargaon is in Pathalgaon tehsil of Jashpur district. Pathalgaon is about under 2 km away. Dharamjaigarh Road is about 33 km away. Ambikāpur is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandagarh (15 km), Makkapur (18 km) and Surajgarh (20 km).

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

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