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About Pitgara Village

Pitgara is a mid sized village in Badnawar tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,526, made up of 751 males and 775 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1070.24 hectares hectares.

Pitgara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pitgara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Badnawar
Area (hectares) 1070.24 hectares
Population 1,526
Male Population 751
Female Population 775
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pitgara compares

By the 2011 count Pitgara is the 41st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 1070.24 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 982.

Getting to Pitgara

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

Pitgara lies about 47 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Barnagar, about 13 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 Pitgara
Tehsil headquarters Badnawar 3.1 km
Nearest town Badnāwar 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Barnagar 13 km
District headquarters Dhar 47 km

Villages closest to Pitgara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pitgara village had a population of 1,526. That makes it the 41st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Pitgara village has 751 males and 775 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pitgara has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Pitgara covers 1070.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pitgara falls under Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pitgara is Barnagar, about 13 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 Pitgara.

Pitgara is about 47 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pitgara is in Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district. Badnawar is about 3.1 km away. Badnāwar is about 3.1 km away. Barnagar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamunda Khedi (2.6 km), Khedi (2.6 km) and Kankraj (3.7 km).

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

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