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About Pirda Village

Pirda is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, 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 717.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 493222
Area (hectares) 717.21 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 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirda compares

By the 2011 count Pirda is the 51st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 717.21 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Pirda

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

Pirda lies about 124 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 50 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 Pirda
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 9.8 km
Nearest town Saraipali 37 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 50 km
District headquarters Raipur 124 km

Villages closest to Pirda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirda village had a population of 1,254. That makes it the 51st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

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

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirda has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Pirda is 493222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirda covers 717.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pirda falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pirda is Baradwar, about 50 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 Pirda.

Pirda is about 124 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirda is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 9.8 km away. Saraipali is about 37 km away. Baradwar is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charpali (2.6 km), Bodadih (2.7 km) and Amakachhar (3.1 km).

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

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