About Pahanda Village

Pahanda is a mid sized village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,254, made up of 618 males and 636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pahanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahanda village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Sarangarh
Pincode	495668
Area (hectares)	305.84 hectares
Population	1,254
Male Population	618
Female Population	636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,029
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pahanda compares

By the 2011 count Pahanda is the 42nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 305.84 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Pahanda

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

Pahanda lies about 58 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Jharadih, about 48 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 Pahanda
Tehsil headquarters	Sarangarh	13 km
Nearest town	Saraipali	30 km
Nearest railway station	Jharadih	48 km
District headquarters	Raigarh	58 km

Villages closest to Pahanda

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.

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Common questions about Pahanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahanda village had a population of 1,254. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Pahanda village has 618 males and 636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahanda has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

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

Pahanda covers 305.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pahanda falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pahanda is Jharadih, about 48 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 Pahanda.

Pahanda 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.

Pahanda is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 13 km away. Saraipali is about 30 km away. Jharadih is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.