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About Pigdambar Village

Pigdambar is a large village in Mhow tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,247, made up of 2,346 males and 1,901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 810 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462.49 hectares hectares.

Pigdambar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pigdambar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Mhow
Area (hectares) 462.49 hectares
Population 4,247
Male Population 2,346
Female Population 1,901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 810
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pigdambar compares

By the 2011 count Pigdambar is the 10th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 462.49 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Pigdambar

Pigdambar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pigdambar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pigdambar from other places

Pigdambar lies about 12 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Rau, about 2.1 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 Pigdambar
Nearest railway station Rau 2.1 km
Nearest town Rāvu 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mhow 7.2 km
District headquarters Indore 12 km

Villages closest to Pigdambar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pigdambar village had a population of 4,247. That makes it the 10th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Pigdambar village has 2,346 males and 1,901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pigdambar has about 810 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Pigdambar covers 462.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pigdambar falls under Mhow tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pigdambar is Rau, about 2.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pigdambar.

Pigdambar is about 12 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pigdambar is in Mhow tehsil of Indore district. Rau is about 2.1 km away. Rāvu is about 3.0 km away. Mhow is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umariya (under 2 km), Panda (2.4 km) and Pipalya Lohar (2.7 km).

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

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