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About Limgaon Village

Limgaon is a mid sized village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 860, made up of 435 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Limgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Limgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Saraipali
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 345.01 hectares
Population 860
Male Population 435
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Limgaon compares

By the 2011 count Limgaon is the 75th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 345.01 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 Limgaon

Limgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Limgaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Limgaon from other places

Limgaon lies about 106 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Barpali, about 55 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 Limgaon
Tehsil headquarters Saraipali 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Barpali 55 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 106 km

Villages closest to Limgaon

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 Limgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Limgaon village had a population of 860. That makes it the 75th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Limgaon village has 435 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Limgaon has about 977 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 Limgaon is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Limgaon covers 345.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Limgaon falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Limgaon is Barpali, about 55 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Limgaon.

Limgaon is about 106 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Limgaon is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 8.4 km away. Barpali is about 55 km away. Mahasamund is about 106 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damodarha (under 2 km), Chhindpali (1.8 km) and Gahanakhar (2.0 km).

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

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