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About Pretandih Village

Pretandih is a mid sized village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 752, made up of 385 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pretandih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pretandih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Saraipali
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 258.63 hectares
Population 752
Male Population 385
Female Population 367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pretandih compares

By the 2011 count Pretandih is the 94th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 258.63 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Pretandih

Pretandih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pretandih as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Pretandih from other places

Pretandih lies about 94 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 67 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 Pretandih
Tehsil headquarters Saraipali 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 67 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 94 km

Villages closest to Pretandih

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.

Common questions about Pretandih

As per the Census of India 2011, Pretandih village had a population of 752. That makes it the 94th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Pretandih village has 385 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pretandih has about 953 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 1018.

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

Pretandih covers 258.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pretandih falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pretandih is Komakhan railway station, about 67 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pretandih.

Pretandih is about 94 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pretandih is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 6.6 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 67 km away. Mahasamund is about 94 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagaijor (2.2 km), Kendudhar (2.6 km) and Mokhaputka (2.9 km).

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

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