About Pelagarh Village

Pelagarh is a small village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 199 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,146 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pelagarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pelagarh village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Mahasamund
Tehsil	Saraipali
Pincode	493558
Area (hectares)	181.92 hectares
Population	427
Male Population	199
Female Population	228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,146
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pelagarh compares

By the 2011 count Pelagarh is the 162nd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 181.92 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 1018.

Getting to Pelagarh

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

Pelagarh lies about 111 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 56 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 Pelagarh
Tehsil headquarters	Saraipali	16 km
Nearest railway station	Bargarh Road	56 km
District headquarters	Mahasamund	111 km

Villages closest to Pelagarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pelagarh village had a population of 427. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Pelagarh village has 199 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pelagarh has about 1146 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

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

Pelagarh covers 181.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pelagarh falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pelagarh is Bargarh Road, about 56 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 Pelagarh.

Pelagarh is about 111 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pelagarh is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 16 km away. Bargarh Road is about 56 km away. Mahasamund is about 111 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.