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About Sharda Nagar Village

Sharda 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 692, made up of 355 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494771, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sharda Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sharda Nagar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 494771
Area (hectares) 376.6 hectares
Population 692
Male Population 355
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sharda Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Sharda Nagar is the 74th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 376.6 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Sharda Nagar

Sharda Nagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sharda Nagar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sharda Nagar from other places

Sharda 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 Sharda 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 Sharda 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 Sharda Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sharda Nagar village had a population of 692. That makes it the 74th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Sharda Nagar village has 355 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sharda Nagar has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

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

Sharda Nagar covers 376.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sharda 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sharda Nagar.

Sharda 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.

Sharda 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 Sharda Nagar today is likely to be higher.

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