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About Pangaon Village

Pangaon is a large village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,891, made up of 2,445 males and 2,446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1211.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pangaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 492112
Area (hectares) 1211.5 hectares
Population 4,891
Male Population 2,445
Female Population 2,446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pangaon compares

By the 2011 count Pangaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 1211.5 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 Pangaon

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

Pangaon lies about 75 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 28 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 Pangaon
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 5.9 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 28 km
District headquarters Raipur 75 km

Villages closest to Pangaon

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 Pangaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Pangaon village had a population of 4,891. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Pangaon village has 2,445 males and 2,446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

The pincode recorded for Pangaon is 492112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pangaon covers 1211.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pangaon is Nipania, about 28 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 Pangaon.

Pangaon is about 75 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pangaon is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 5.9 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 5.9 km away. Nipania is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghulghul (2.0 km), Lawanband (2.5 km) and Magarchaba (2.8 km).

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

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