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About Pikari Village

Pikari is a mid sized village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 784, made up of 381 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pikari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pikari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 493225
Area (hectares) 317.39 hectares
Population 784
Male Population 381
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pikari compares

By the 2011 count Pikari is the 86th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 317.39 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Pikari

Pikari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pikari as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Pikari from other places

Pikari lies about 104 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Kapan, about 34 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 Pikari
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 13 km
Nearest town Jānjgīr 33 km
Nearest railway station Kapan 34 km
District headquarters Raipur 104 km

Villages closest to Pikari

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 Pikari

As per the Census of India 2011, Pikari village had a population of 784. That makes it the 86th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Pikari village has 381 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pikari has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Pikari is 493225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pikari covers 317.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pikari falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pikari is Kapan, about 34 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 - 10 km distance for Pikari.

Pikari is about 104 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pikari is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 13 km away. Jānjgīr is about 33 km away. Kapan is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhechhar (1.7 km), Malda (1.9 km) and Maldi (2.2 km).

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

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