About Pihara Village

Pihara is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,284, made up of 631 males and 653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pihara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pihara village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Baramkela
Pincode	496554
Area (hectares)	175.71 hectares
Population	1,284
Male Population	631
Female Population	653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,035
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pihara compares

By the 2011 count Pihara is the 19th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 175.71 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Pihara

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

Pihara lies about 13 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 26 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 Pihara
Tehsil headquarters	Baramkela	13 km
Nearest railway station	Raigarh	26 km

Villages closest to Pihara

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.

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Common questions about Pihara

As per the Census of India 2011, Pihara village had a population of 1,284. That makes it the 19th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Pihara village has 631 males and 653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pihara has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Pihara is 496554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pihara covers 175.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pihara falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pihara is Raigarh, about 26 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 Pihara.

Pihara is about 13 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pihara is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 13 km away. Raigarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.