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About Pachawal Village

Pachawal is a large village in Ramanujganj tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,321, made up of 2,261 males and 2,060 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1621.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pachawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachawal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Ramanujganj
Pincode 497220
Area (hectares) 1621.53 hectares
Population 4,321
Male Population 2,261
Female Population 2,060
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pachawal compares

By the 2011 count Pachawal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 1621.53 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Pachawal

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

Pachawal lies about 73 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 52 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 Pachawal
Tehsil headquarters Ramanujganj 24 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 52 km
Nearest town Medininagar 63 km
District headquarters Surguja 73 km

Villages closest to Pachawal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachawal village had a population of 4,321. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Pachawal village has 2,261 males and 2,060 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachawal has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Pachawal is 497220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pachawal covers 1621.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pachawal falls under Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pachawal is Barwadih Junction, about 52 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 village for Pachawal.

Pachawal is about 73 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pachawal is in Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district. Ramanujganj is about 24 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 52 km away. Medininagar is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surangpan (3.2 km), Bhawanipur (4.5 km) and Krishnanagar (5.0 km).

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

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