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About Paterapali Village

Paterapali is a mid sized village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 701, made up of 348 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paterapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paterapali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 493551
Area (hectares) 572.12 hectares
Population 701
Male Population 348
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paterapali compares

By the 2011 count Paterapali is the 98th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 572.12 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Paterapali

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

Paterapali lies about 42 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 6.2 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 Paterapali
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 15 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 42 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 42 km

Villages closest to Paterapali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paterapali village had a population of 701. That makes it the 98th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Paterapali village has 348 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paterapali has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Paterapali is 493551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paterapali covers 572.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paterapali falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Paterapali is Komakhan railway station, about 6.2 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 Paterapali.

Paterapali is about 42 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paterapali is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Komakhan railway station is about 6.2 km away. Bagbahra is about 15 km away. Mahasamund is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lodamuda (under 2 km), Saraipali (under 2 km) and Amera (2.2 km).

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

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