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About Vidhya Nagar Village

Vidhya 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 940, made up of 491 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vidhya Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vidhya Nagar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 496115
Area (hectares) 224.96 hectares
Population 940
Male Population 491
Female Population 449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vidhya Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Vidhya Nagar is the 41st largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 224.96 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Vidhya Nagar

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

Vidhya 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 Vidhya 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 Vidhya 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 Vidhya Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Vidhya Nagar village had a population of 940. That makes it the 41st largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Vidhya Nagar village has 491 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vidhya Nagar has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Vidhya Nagar is 496115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vidhya Nagar covers 224.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Vidhya 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 Vidhya Nagar.

Vidhya 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.

Vidhya 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 Vidhya Nagar today is likely to be higher.

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