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About Pikarimal Village

Pikarimal is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 594, made up of 316 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pikarimal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pikarimal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496554
Area (hectares) 224.63 hectares
Population 594
Male Population 316
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pikarimal compares

By the 2011 count Pikarimal is the 80th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 224.63 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Pikarimal

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

Pikarimal lies about 10 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 33 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 Pikarimal
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 10 km
Nearest railway station Raigarh 33 km

Villages closest to Pikarimal

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 Pikarimal

As per the Census of India 2011, Pikarimal village had a population of 594. That makes it the 80th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Pikarimal village has 316 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pikarimal has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

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

Pikarimal covers 224.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pikarimal falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pikarimal is Raigarh, about 33 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 Pikarimal.

Pikarimal is about 10 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pikarimal is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 10 km away. Raigarh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bore (under 2 km), Jalgarh (1.8 km) and Manikpur (1.9 km).

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

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