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About Pahanda Village

Pahanda is a mid sized village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,091, made up of 539 males and 552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493332, 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 Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493332
Area (hectares) 198.87 hectares
Population 1,091
Male Population 539
Female Population 552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pahanda compares

By the 2011 count Pahanda is the 65th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 198.87 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

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 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 72 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 24 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 Baloda Bazar 1.8 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 24 km
District headquarters Raipur 72 km

Villages closest to Pahanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 1,091. That makes it the 65th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Pahanda village has 539 males and 552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahanda has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Pahanda is 493332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pahanda covers 198.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pahanda falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pahanda is Nipania, about 24 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 Pahanda.

Pahanda is about 72 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 Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 1.8 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 1.8 km away. Nipania is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Limahi (under 2 km), Khairghata (under 2 km) and Magarchaba (1.7 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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