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About Pahanda Village

Pahanda is a mid sized village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 610, made up of 292 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493338, 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 Kasdol
Pincode 493338
Area (hectares) 462 hectares
Population 610
Male Population 292
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
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 104th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 462 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

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 82 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 43 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 Kasdol 10 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 22 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 43 km
District headquarters Raipur 82 km

Villages closest to Pahanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasdol 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 610. That makes it the 104th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Pahanda village has 292 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahanda has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Pahanda is 493338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pahanda covers 462 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pahanda falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pahanda is Nipania, about 43 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 82 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 Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 10 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 22 km away. Nipania is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaira (2.2 km), Nandniya (2.5 km) and Borsi (2.6 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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