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About Paurjhola Village

Paurjhola is a small village in Mohla tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 177 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491666, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paurjhola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paurjhola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Mohla
Pincode 491666
Area (hectares) 353.54 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 177
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paurjhola compares

By the 2011 count Paurjhola is the 93rd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 353.54 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1028.

Getting to Paurjhola

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

How far is Paurjhola from other places

Paurjhola lies about 14 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Parmalkasa, about 8.1 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 Paurjhola
Nearest railway station Parmalkasa 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohla 14 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 14 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 14 km

Villages closest to Paurjhola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paurjhola village had a population of 372. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Paurjhola village has 177 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paurjhola has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Paurjhola is 491666. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paurjhola covers 353.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paurjhola falls under Mohla tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Paurjhola is Parmalkasa, about 8.1 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 - 10 km distance for Paurjhola.

Paurjhola is about 14 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paurjhola is in Mohla tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Parmalkasa is about 8.1 km away. Mohla is about 14 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chirachari (under 2 km), Putar Gondi Khurd (4.8 km) and Kodewada (5.5 km).

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

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