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About Paterapali Village

Paterapali is a small village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 217 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.672 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paterapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paterapali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496551
Area (hectares) 216.672 hectares
Population 421
Male Population 217
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paterapali compares

By the 2011 count Paterapali is the 116th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 216.672 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Paterapali

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

Paterapali lies about 58 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 35 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 Paterapali
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 20 km
Nearest town Saraipali 32 km
Nearest railway station Bargarh Road 35 km
District headquarters Raigarh 58 km

Villages closest to Paterapali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paterapali village had a population of 421. That makes it the 116th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Paterapali village has 217 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paterapali has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Paterapali is 496551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paterapali covers 216.672 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paterapali falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Paterapali is Bargarh Road, about 35 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 km distance for Paterapali.

Paterapali is about 58 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paterapali is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 20 km away. Saraipali is about 32 km away. Bargarh Road is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banwaspali (under 2 km), Amapali (under 2 km) and Laxmanpali (under 2 km).

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

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