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About Seoni Kalan Village

Seoni Kalan is a mid sized village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 808, made up of 414 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Seoni Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Seoni Kalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491445
Area (hectares) 317.26 hectares
Population 808
Male Population 414
Female Population 394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Seoni Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Seoni Kalan is the 89th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 317.26 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Seoni Kalan

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

Seoni Kalan lies about 22 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 9.7 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 Seoni Kalan
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 15 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 22 km

Villages closest to Seoni Kalan

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 Seoni Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Seoni Kalan village had a population of 808. That makes it the 89th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Seoni Kalan village has 414 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Seoni Kalan has about 952 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 1017.

The pincode recorded for Seoni Kalan is 491445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Seoni Kalan covers 317.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Seoni Kalan falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Seoni Kalan is Jatkanhar, about 9.7 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 Seoni Kalan.

Seoni Kalan is about 22 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Seoni Kalan is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Jatkanhar is about 9.7 km away. Dongargarh is about 15 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohara (under 2 km), Tendu Bhatha (under 2 km) and Bijnapur (1.6 km).

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

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