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About Pandrikhar Village

Pandrikhar is a small village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 479, made up of 245 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 631.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491885, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pandrikhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pandrikhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 491885
Area (hectares) 631.53 hectares
Population 479
Male Population 245
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pandrikhar compares

By the 2011 count Pandrikhar is the 177th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 631.53 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Pandrikhar

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

Pandrikhar lies about 38 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 13 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 Pandrikhar
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Pithora 14 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 38 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 38 km

Villages closest to Pandrikhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pandrikhar village had a population of 479. That makes it the 177th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Pandrikhar village has 245 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandrikhar has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Pandrikhar is 491885. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pandrikhar covers 631.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pandrikhar falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pandrikhar is Bagbahra, about 13 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 Pandrikhar.

Pandrikhar is about 38 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pandrikhar is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Bagbahra is about 13 km away. Pithora is about 14 km away. Mahasamund is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagarpali (1.5 km), Ghoghra (1.9 km) and Hanumandih (3.4 km).

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

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