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About Patharchuwa Village

Patharchuwa is a mid sized village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 541, made up of 277 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patharchuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patharchuwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Palari
Pincode 493225
Area (hectares) 395.42 hectares
Population 541
Male Population 277
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patharchuwa compares

By the 2011 count Patharchuwa is the 110th 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 395.42 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Patharchuwa

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

Patharchuwa lies about 48 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 20 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 Patharchuwa
Tehsil headquarters Palari 18 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 20 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 20 km
District headquarters Raipur 48 km

Villages closest to Patharchuwa

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 Patharchuwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Patharchuwa village had a population of 541. That makes it the 110th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Patharchuwa village has 277 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patharchuwa has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1002.

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

Patharchuwa covers 395.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Patharchuwa falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Patharchuwa is Hathbandh, about 20 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 Patharchuwa.

Patharchuwa is about 48 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patharchuwa is in Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about 18 km away. Tilda Newra is about 20 km away. Hathbandh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phundardih (under 2 km), Bhalukona (2.4 km) and Muswadih (3.3 km).

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

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