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About Padguda Village

Padguda is a mid sized village in Chhuriya tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,153, made up of 582 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 579.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padguda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padguda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuriya
Pincode 491661
Area (hectares) 579.5 hectares
Population 1,153
Male Population 582
Female Population 571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Padguda compares

By the 2011 count Padguda is the 41st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 579.5 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1037.

Getting to Padguda

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

Padguda lies about 32 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Musra, about 26 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 Padguda
Tehsil headquarters Chhuriya 14 km
Nearest railway station Musra 26 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 26 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 32 km

Villages closest to Padguda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Padguda village had a population of 1,153. That makes it the 41st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Padguda village has 582 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padguda has about 981 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 1037.

The pincode recorded for Padguda is 491661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padguda covers 579.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Padguda falls under Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Padguda is Musra, about 26 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 Padguda.

Padguda is about 32 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padguda is in Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuriya is about 14 km away. Musra is about 26 km away. Dongargarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khursipar (under 2 km), Badra Tola (2.0 km) and Karethi (2.0 km).

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

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