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About Palidih Village

Palidih is a small village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 181 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palidih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Saraipali
Pincode 493228
Area (hectares) 147.48 hectares
Population 378
Male Population 181
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palidih compares

By the 2011 count Palidih is the 174th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 147.48 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 Palidih

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

Palidih lies about 96 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Dungripali, about 57 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 Palidih
Tehsil headquarters Saraipali 17 km
Nearest railway station Dungripali 57 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 96 km

Villages closest to Palidih

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 Palidih

As per the Census of India 2011, Palidih village had a population of 378. That makes it the 174th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Palidih village has 181 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palidih has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Palidih is 493228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palidih covers 147.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palidih falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Palidih is Dungripali, about 57 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 Palidih.

Palidih is about 96 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palidih is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 17 km away. Dungripali is about 57 km away. Mahasamund is about 96 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirboda (under 2 km), Mohgaon (1.6 km) and Kanpala (1.6 km).

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

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