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About Pista Village

Pista is a large village in Ajaigarh tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,203, made up of 1,766 males and 1,437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1482.34 hectares hectares.

Pista Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pista village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Ajaigarh
Area (hectares) 1482.34 hectares
Population 3,203
Male Population 1,766
Female Population 1,437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pista compares

By the 2011 count Pista is the 8th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,321 residents. Its 1482.34 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 868.

Getting to Pista

Pista is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pista as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Pista from other places

Pista lies about 30 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Singhpur Dumra, about 41 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 Pista
Tehsil headquarters Ajaigarh 8.5 km
District headquarters Panna 30 km
Nearest railway station Singhpur Dumra 41 km

Villages closest to Pista

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pista village had a population of 3,203. That makes it the 8th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,321 residents.

Pista village has 1,766 males and 1,437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pista has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 868.

Pista covers 1482.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pista falls under Ajaigarh tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pista is Singhpur Dumra, about 41 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 10+ km distance for Pista.

Pista is about 30 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pista is in Ajaigarh tehsil of Panna district. Ajaigarh is about 8.5 km away. Panna is about 30 km away. Singhpur Dumra is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harseni (2.1 km), Bharatpur (2.7 km) and Pairaha (3.0 km).

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

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