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About Palnadi Village

Palnadi is a small village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 246, made up of 126 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494777, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palnadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palnadi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 494777
Area (hectares) 248.78 hectares
Population 246
Male Population 126
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palnadi compares

By the 2011 count Palnadi is the 210th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 248.78 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Palnadi

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

Palnadi lies about 78 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Keoti, 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 Palnadi
Tehsil headquarters Pakhanjur 10 km
Nearest railway station Keoti 62 km
Nearest town Garhchiroli 64 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 78 km

Villages closest to Palnadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palnadi village had a population of 246. That makes it the 210th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Palnadi village has 126 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palnadi has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Palnadi is 494777. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palnadi covers 248.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palnadi falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Palnadi is Keoti, 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 village for Palnadi.

Palnadi is about 78 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.

Palnadi is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 10 km away. Keoti is about 62 km away. Garhchiroli is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marda (1.6 km), Maroda (1.6 km) and Haridaspur (1.9 km).

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

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