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About Pikri Village

Pikri is a mid sized village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 758, made up of 383 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pikri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pikri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 495668
Area (hectares) 210.21 hectares
Population 758
Male Population 383
Female Population 375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pikri compares

By the 2011 count Pikri is the 104th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 210.21 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Pikri

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

Pikri lies about 57 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Jharadih, about 46 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 Pikri
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 13 km
Nearest town Saraipali 32 km
Nearest railway station Jharadih 46 km
District headquarters Raigarh 57 km

Villages closest to Pikri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pikri village had a population of 758. That makes it the 104th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Pikri village has 383 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pikri has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Pikri is 495668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pikri covers 210.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pikri falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pikri is Jharadih, about 46 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 Pikri.

Pikri is about 57 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pikri is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 13 km away. Saraipali is about 32 km away. Jharadih is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tadipar (under 2 km), Pahanda (under 2 km) and Amalipali (3.4 km).

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

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