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About Pahanda Village

Pahanda is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,732, made up of 881 males and 851 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pahanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahanda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493441
Area (hectares) 490.7 hectares
Population 1,732
Male Population 881
Female Population 851
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pahanda compares

By the 2011 count Pahanda is the 62nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 490.7 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 989.

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 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 36 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arang Mahanadi, about 11 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
Nearest railway station Arang Mahanadi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 12 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 16 km
District headquarters Raipur 36 km

Villages closest to Pahanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahanda village had a population of 1,732. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Pahanda village has 881 males and 851 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahanda has about 966 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Pahanda is 493441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pahanda covers 490.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pahanda falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pahanda is Arang Mahanadi, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Pahanda.

Pahanda is about 36 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahanda is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Arang Mahanadi is about 11 km away. Arang is about 12 km away. Nawāpāra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalera (2.1 km), Kumhari 2 (2.3 km) and Gaurbhath (3.4 km).

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

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