About Pilwapali Village

Pilwapali is a mid sized village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 569, made up of 272 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pilwapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pilwapali village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Mahasamund
Tehsil	Basna
Pincode	493558
Area (hectares)	252.82 hectares
Population	569
Male Population	272
Female Population	297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,092
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pilwapali compares

By the 2011 count Pilwapali is the 130th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 252.82 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Pilwapali

Pilwapali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pilwapali as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Pilwapali from other places

Pilwapali lies about 84 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 53 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 Pilwapali
Tehsil headquarters	Basna	9.7 km
Nearest town	Saraipali	16 km
Nearest railway station	Komakhan railway station	53 km
District headquarters	Mahasamund	84 km

Villages closest to Pilwapali

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.

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Common questions about Pilwapali

As per the Census of India 2011, Pilwapali village had a population of 569. That makes it the 130th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Pilwapali village has 272 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pilwapali has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

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

Pilwapali covers 252.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pilwapali falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pilwapali is Komakhan railway station, about 53 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 10+ km distance for Pilwapali.

Pilwapali is about 84 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pilwapali is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Basna is about 9.7 km away. Saraipali is about 16 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.