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About Pikripali Village

Pikripali is a small village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 382, made up of 203 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pikripali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pikripali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 495445
Area (hectares) 91.45 hectares
Population 382
Male Population 203
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pikripali compares

By the 2011 count Pikripali is the 126th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 91.45 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 Pikripali

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

Pikripali lies about 48 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 44 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 Pikripali
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 8.5 km
Nearest town Saraipali 32 km
Nearest railway station Bargarh Road 44 km
District headquarters Raigarh 48 km

Villages closest to Pikripali

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 Pikripali

As per the Census of India 2011, Pikripali village had a population of 382. That makes it the 126th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Pikripali village has 203 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pikripali has about 882 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 Pikripali is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pikripali covers 91.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pikripali falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pikripali is Bargarh Road, about 44 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 Pikripali.

Pikripali is about 48 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pikripali is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 8.5 km away. Saraipali is about 32 km away. Bargarh Road is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawantkut (under 2 km), Baigindih (under 2 km) and Chingridih (under 2 km).

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

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