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About Pidya Village

Pidya is a mid sized village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,218, made up of 649 males and 569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 619.94 hectares hectares.

Pidya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pidya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Chhatarpur
Area (hectares) 619.94 hectares
Population 1,218
Male Population 649
Female Population 569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
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 Pidya compares

By the 2011 count Pidya is the 71st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents. Its 619.94 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Pidya

Pidya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pidya 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 Pidya from other places

Pidya lies about 11 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur, about 15 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 Pidya
Tehsil headquarters Chhatarpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur 15 km

Villages closest to Pidya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pidya village had a population of 1,218. That makes it the 71st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents.

Pidya village has 649 males and 569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pidya has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 878.

Pidya covers 619.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pidya falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pidya is Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur, about 15 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 Pidya.

Pidya is about 11 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pidya is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Chhatarpur is about 11 km away. Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalani (under 2 km), Bardwaha Khurd (under 2 km) and Shyamra (2.9 km).

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

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