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About Pahila Village

Pahila is a small village in Shadhora tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 37 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,162 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares.

Pahila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahila village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Shadhora
Area (hectares) 204 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 37
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,162
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pahila compares

By the 2011 count Pahila is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 759 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Pahila

Pahila is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pahila as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Pahila from other places

Pahila lies about 22 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Shahdora Gaon, about 14 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 Pahila
Nearest railway station Shahdora Gaon 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Shadhora 22 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 22 km

Villages closest to Pahila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahila village had a population of 80. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 759 residents.

Pahila village has 37 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahila has about 1162 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Pahila covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pahila falls under Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pahila is Shahdora Gaon, about 14 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pahila.

Pahila is about 22 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahila is in Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Shahdora Gaon is about 14 km away. Shadhora is about 22 km away. Ashoknagar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panuwa (under 2 km), Bijaypura Nai Saray (under 2 km) and Peharu Khedi (2.4 km).

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

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