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About Dipadih Khurd Village

Dipadih Khurd is a mid sized village in Shankargarh tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 886, made up of 424 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 505.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dipadih Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dipadih Khurd village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Shankargarh
Pincode 497118
Area (hectares) 505.62 hectares
Population 886
Male Population 424
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dipadih Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Dipadih Khurd is the 33rd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 505.62 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 987.

Getting to Dipadih Khurd

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

Dipadih Khurd lies about 57 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Ambikapur, about 62 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 Dipadih Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Shankargarh 5.2 km
District headquarters Surguja 57 km
Nearest town Ambikāpur 57 km
Nearest railway station Ambikapur 62 km

Villages closest to Dipadih Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shankargarh 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 Dipadih Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Dipadih Khurd village had a population of 886. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Dipadih Khurd village has 424 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dipadih Khurd has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Dipadih Khurd is 497118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dipadih Khurd covers 505.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dipadih Khurd falls under Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dipadih Khurd is Ambikapur, about 62 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 Dipadih Khurd.

Dipadih Khurd is about 57 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dipadih Khurd is in Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district. Shankargarh is about 5.2 km away. Surguja is about 57 km away. Ambikāpur is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dipadih Kalan (under 2 km), Saraidih (4.1 km) and Shankargarh (5.2 km).

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

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