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About Pahanda Village

Pahanda is a mid sized village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 545, made up of 265 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, 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 Palari
Pincode 496554
Area (hectares) 147.5 hectares
Population 545
Male Population 265
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pahanda compares

By the 2011 count Pahanda is the 109th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 147.5 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

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 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 Pahanda from other places

Pahanda lies about 63 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 32 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 Palari under 2 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 15 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 32 km
District headquarters Raipur 63 km

Villages closest to Pahanda

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 Pahanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahanda village had a population of 545. That makes it the 109th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Pahanda village has 265 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahanda has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Pahanda is 496554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pahanda covers 147.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pahanda falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pahanda is Bhatapara, about 32 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 Pahanda.

Pahanda is about 63 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 Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about under 2 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 15 km away. Bhatapara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kukda (under 2 km), Janglore (2.0 km) and Ghotiya (2.1 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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