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About Prem Nagar Village

Prem Nagar is a mid sized village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,778, made up of 962 males and 816 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 600.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494771, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Prem Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Prem Nagar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 494771
Area (hectares) 600.43 hectares
Population 1,778
Male Population 962
Female Population 816
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 Prem Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Prem Nagar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 600.43 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Prem Nagar

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

Prem Nagar lies about 65 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 49 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 Prem Nagar
Tehsil headquarters Pakhanjur 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 49 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 65 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 66 km

Villages closest to Prem Nagar

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 Prem Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Prem Nagar village had a population of 1,778. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Prem Nagar village has 962 males and 816 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Prem Nagar has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Prem Nagar is 494771. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Prem Nagar covers 600.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Prem Nagar is Antagarh, about 49 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 Prem Nagar.

Prem Nagar is about 65 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.

Prem Nagar is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 7.8 km away. Antagarh is about 49 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Achin Nagar (under 2 km), Ashok Nagar (under 2 km) and Bapu Nagar (under 2 km).

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

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