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About Pindra Village

Pindra is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 534, made up of 289 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pindra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pindra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 497107
Area (hectares) 56.1 hectares
Population 534
Male Population 289
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pindra compares

By the 2011 count Pindra is the 86th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 56.1 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Pindra

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

Pindra lies about 73 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 53 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 Pindra
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 53 km
Nearest town Garhwa 62 km
District headquarters Surguja 73 km

Villages closest to Pindra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pindra village had a population of 534. That makes it the 86th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Pindra village has 289 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pindra has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Pindra is 497107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pindra covers 56.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pindra falls under Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pindra is Barwadih Junction, about 53 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 Pindra.

Pindra 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.

Pindra is in Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district. Balrampur is about 4.9 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 53 km away. Garhwa is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alakhdiha (under 2 km), Jatro (under 2 km) and Nawadih (under 2 km).

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

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