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About Pahada Village

Pahada is a mid sized village in Shadhora tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,144, made up of 568 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491 hectares hectares.

Pahada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Shadhora
Area (hectares) 491 hectares
Population 1,144
Male Population 568
Female Population 576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pahada compares

By the 2011 count Pahada is the 18th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 759 residents. Its 491 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Pahada

Pahada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pahada as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pahada from other places

Pahada lies about 20 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Shahdora Gaon, about 4.5 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 Pahada
Nearest railway station Shahdora Gaon 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shadhora 20 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 20 km

Villages closest to Pahada

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 Pahada

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahada village had a population of 1,144. That makes it the 18th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 759 residents.

Pahada village has 568 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahada has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Pahada covers 491 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pahada is Shahdora Gaon, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pahada.

Pahada is about 20 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahada is in Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Shahdora Gaon is about 4.5 km away. Shadhora is about 20 km away. Ashoknagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madi Namdar (under 2 km), Ballapur (2.3 km) and Jhagar (2.6 km).

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

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