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About Pikaridih Village

Pikaridih is a mid sized village in Tilda tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,067, made up of 543 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pikaridih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pikaridih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Tilda
Pincode 493225
Area (hectares) 351.49 hectares
Population 1,067
Male Population 543
Female Population 524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pikaridih compares

By the 2011 count Pikaridih is the 86th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 351.49 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Pikaridih

Pikaridih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pikaridih 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pikaridih from other places

Pikaridih lies about 29 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Silyari, about 12 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 Pikaridih
Nearest railway station Silyari 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilda 20 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 20 km
District headquarters Raipur 29 km

Villages closest to Pikaridih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pikaridih village had a population of 1,067. That makes it the 86th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Pikaridih village has 543 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pikaridih has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

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

Pikaridih covers 351.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pikaridih falls under Tilda tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pikaridih is Silyari, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pikaridih.

Pikaridih is about 29 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pikaridih is in Tilda tehsil of Raipur district. Silyari is about 12 km away. Tilda is about 20 km away. Tilda Newra 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 Ganiyari (1.7 km), Bangoli (2.7 km) and Matiyadih (3.5 km).

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

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