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About Pindkasa Village

Pindkasa is a small village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 154 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 584.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494777, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pindkasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pindkasa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 494777
Area (hectares) 584.35 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 154
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pindkasa compares

By the 2011 count Pindkasa is the 182nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 584.35 hectares work out to about 0.5 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Pindkasa

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

Pindkasa lies about 83 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 67 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 Pindkasa
Tehsil headquarters Pakhanjur 18 km
Nearest town Garhchiroli 65 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 67 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 83 km

Villages closest to Pindkasa

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 Pindkasa

As per the Census of India 2011, Pindkasa village had a population of 303. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Pindkasa village has 154 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pindkasa has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

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

Pindkasa covers 584.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Pindkasa is Antagarh, about 67 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 Pindkasa.

Pindkasa is about 83 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.

Pindkasa is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 18 km away. Garhchiroli is about 65 km away. Antagarh is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hawalbaras (2.7 km), Raghunathpur (2.7 km) and Gattapalli (3.6 km).

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

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