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About Datan Village

Datan is a large village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,701, made up of 2,329 males and 2,372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1457.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Datan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Datan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Palari
Pincode 493228
Area (hectares) 1457.34 hectares
Population 4,701
Male Population 2,329
Female Population 2,372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Datan compares

By the 2011 count Datan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 1457.34 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Datan

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

Datan lies about 60 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, 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 Datan
Tehsil headquarters Palari 4.5 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 14 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 28 km
District headquarters Raipur 60 km

Villages closest to Datan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Datan village had a population of 4,701. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Datan village has 2,329 males and 2,372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Datan has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Datan is 493228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Datan covers 1457.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Datan falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Datan is Bhatapara, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Datan.

Datan is about 60 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Datan is in Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about 4.5 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 14 km away. Bhatapara 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 Ghirghol (under 2 km), Sakri (1.8 km) and Singhora (2.7 km).

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

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