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About Pahiya Village

Pahiya is a mid sized village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,119, made up of 552 males and 567 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 393.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pahiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahiya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 497223
Area (hectares) 393.84 hectares
Population 1,119
Male Population 552
Female Population 567
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pahiya compares

By the 2011 count Pahiya is the 53rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 393.84 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Pahiya

Pahiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pahiya 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. The nearest villages by name are Mayapur, Narola, Nawadhakki and Nawadih. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Pahiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahiya village had a population of 1,119. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Pahiya village has 552 males and 567 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahiya has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Pahiya is 497223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pahiya covers 393.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pahiya falls under Pratappur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Pahiya notes the nearest railway station 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 Pahiya.

Pahiya is in Pratappur tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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