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About Paldongri Village

Paldongri is a large village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,124, made up of 1,062 males and 1,062 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 428.96 hectares hectares.

Paldongri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paldongri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 428.96 hectares
Population 2,124
Male Population 1,062
Female Population 1,062
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paldongri compares

By the 2011 count Paldongri is the 21st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 428.96 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 Paldongri

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

Paldongri lies about 49 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Amgaon, about 17 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 Paldongri
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Amgaon 17 km
Nearest town Gondiā 31 km
District headquarters Balaghat 49 km

Villages closest to Paldongri

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 Paldongri

As per the Census of India 2011, Paldongri village had a population of 2,124. That makes it the 21st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Paldongri village has 1,062 males and 1,062 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

Paldongri covers 428.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Paldongri is Amgaon, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Paldongri.

Paldongri is about 49 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paldongri is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 6.5 km away. Amgaon is about 17 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 Ameda (under 2 km), Bori (1.7 km) and Borikalan (1.7 km).

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

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