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About Paterapali Village

Paterapali is a small village in Mahasamund tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 475, made up of 250 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493445, 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 Mahasamund
Pincode 493445
Area (hectares) 230.16 hectares
Population 475
Male Population 250
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paterapali compares

By the 2011 count Paterapali is the 141st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 230.16 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Paterapali

Paterapali is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 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 3.4 km from Mahāsamund, and the nearest railway station is Mahasamund, about 2.8 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 Mahasamund 2.8 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 3.4 km

Villages closest to Paterapali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahasamund 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 475. That makes it the 141st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Paterapali village has 250 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paterapali has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Paterapali is 493445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paterapali covers 230.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paterapali falls under Mahasamund tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Paterapali is Mahasamund, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 3.4 km from Mahāsamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paterapali is in Mahasamund tehsil of Mahasamund district. Mahasamund is about 2.8 km away. Mahāsamund is about 3.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Labhara Khurd (1.7 km), Mongra (2.6 km) and Jhalkhamahriya (2.7 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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