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About Pitepani Village

Pitepani is a mid sized village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,149, made up of 550 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 862.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pitepani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pitepani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491557
Area (hectares) 862.06 hectares
Population 1,149
Male Population 550
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pitepani compares

By the 2011 count Pitepani is the 54th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 862.06 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Pitepani

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

Pitepani lies about 46 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bortalao, about 6.7 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 Pitepani
Nearest railway station Bortalao 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 17 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 46 km

Villages closest to Pitepani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pitepani village had a population of 1,149. That makes it the 54th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Pitepani village has 550 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pitepani has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Pitepani is 491557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pitepani covers 862.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pitepani falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pitepani is Bortalao, about 6.7 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 village for Pitepani.

Pitepani is about 46 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pitepani is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Bortalao is about 6.7 km away. Dongargarh is about 17 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banspahad (under 2 km), Bhursatola (2.8 km) and Bagra Kasa (3.4 km).

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

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