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About Paterapali Village

Paterapali is a mid sized village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 614, made up of 301 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, 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 Basna
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 254.14 hectares
Population 614
Male Population 301
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
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 120th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 254.14 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1016.

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 66 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 41 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
Tehsil headquarters Basna 12 km
Nearest town Saraipali 31 km
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 41 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 66 km

Villages closest to Paterapali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basna 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 614. That makes it the 120th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Paterapali village has 301 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paterapali has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Paterapali is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paterapali covers 254.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paterapali falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Paterapali is Komakhan railway station, about 41 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 66 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 Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Basna is about 12 km away. Saraipali is about 31 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawagaon (5.2 km), Dongaripali (7.3 km) and Dongripali (7.3 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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