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About Pathargaon Village

Pathargaon is a large village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,129, made up of 1,063 males and 1,066 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417.77 hectares hectares.

Pathargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathargaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 417.77 hectares
Population 2,129
Male Population 1,063
Female Population 1,066
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pathargaon compares

By the 2011 count Pathargaon is the 20th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 417.77 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Pathargaon

Pathargaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pathargaon as Available within <5 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 Pathargaon from other places

Pathargaon lies about 46 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Amgaon, about 20 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 Pathargaon
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Amgaon 20 km
Nearest town Gondiā 31 km
District headquarters Balaghat 46 km

Villages closest to Pathargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathargaon village had a population of 2,129. That makes it the 20th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Pathargaon village has 1,063 males and 1,066 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathargaon has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Pathargaon covers 417.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pathargaon falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pathargaon is Amgaon, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pathargaon.

Pathargaon is about 46 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pathargaon is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 5.9 km away. Amgaon is about 20 km away. Gondiā is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalpathri (under 2 km), Khajari (under 2 km) and Ghhoti Ghusmara (under 2 km).

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

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