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About Pirda Village

Pirda is a large village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,370, made up of 1,627 males and 1,743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 993.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 497449
Area (hectares) 993.53 hectares
Population 3,370
Male Population 1,627
Female Population 1,743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirda compares

By the 2011 count Pirda is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 993.53 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Pirda

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

Pirda lies about 76 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 54 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 Pirda
Nearest town Saraipali 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Pithora 30 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 54 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 76 km

Villages closest to Pirda

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 Pirda

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirda village had a population of 3,370. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Pirda village has 1,627 males and 1,743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirda has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Pirda is 497449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirda covers 993.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pirda falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pirda is Bagbahra, about 54 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 Pirda.

Pirda is about 76 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirda is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 25 km away. Pithora is about 30 km away. Bagbahra is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Burodih (2.1 km), Bramhanpuri (2.1 km) and Jhagrendih (2.6 km).

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

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