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About Pewari Village

Pewari is a mid sized village in Antagarh tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 514, made up of 264 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pewari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pewari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Antagarh
Pincode 494442
Area (hectares) 342.87 hectares
Population 514
Male Population 264
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pewari compares

By the 2011 count Pewari is the 46th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 342.87 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Pewari

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

Pewari lies about 12 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Keoti, about 3.9 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 Pewari
Nearest railway station Keoti 3.9 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Antagarh 17 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 39 km

Villages closest to Pewari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pewari village had a population of 514. That makes it the 46th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Pewari village has 264 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pewari has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Pewari is 494442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pewari covers 342.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pewari falls under Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pewari is Keoti, about 3.9 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 Pewari.

Pewari is about 12 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pewari is in Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Keoti is about 3.9 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 12 km away. Antagarh is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aarra (5.2 km), Ghotiya (7.9 km) and Barrebeda (8.7 km).

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

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