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About Paktia Village

Paktia is a mid sized village in Chhura tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,060, made up of 517 males and 543 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paktia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paktia village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Chhura
Pincode 495445
Area (hectares) 401.57 hectares
Population 1,060
Male Population 517
Female Population 543
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paktia compares

By the 2011 count Paktia is the 27th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 401.57 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 1038.

Getting to Paktia

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

Paktia lies about 65 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Rajim, 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 Paktia
Tehsil headquarters Chhura 12 km
Nearest railway station Rajim 28 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 29 km
District headquarters Raipur 65 km

Villages closest to Paktia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paktia village had a population of 1,060. That makes it the 27th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Paktia village has 517 males and 543 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paktia has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Paktia is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paktia covers 401.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paktia falls under Chhura tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Paktia is Rajim, 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 Paktia.

Paktia is about 65 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paktia is in Chhura tehsil of Raipur district. Chhura is about 12 km away. Rajim is about 28 km away. Nawāpāra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boirgaon (under 2 km), Kanesar (2.0 km) and Kurekera (2.4 km).

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

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