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About Limtara Village

Limtara is a small village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 238 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Limtara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Limtara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 176.35 hectares
Population 496
Male Population 238
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Limtara compares

By the 2011 count Limtara is the 142nd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 176.35 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Limtara

Limtara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Limtara as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Limtara from other places

Limtara lies about 37 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Murhipar, about 30 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 Limtara
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 5.7 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Murhipar 30 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 37 km

Villages closest to Limtara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Limtara village had a population of 496. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Limtara village has 238 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Limtara has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Limtara is 491881. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Limtara covers 176.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Limtara falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Limtara is Murhipar, about 30 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 km distance for Limtara.

Limtara is about 37 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Limtara is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 5.7 km away. Khairāgarh is about 5.7 km away. Murhipar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dholiyakanhar (1.7 km), Gendra (2.1 km) and Pendri Chhapar (2.6 km).

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

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