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About Pachpediya Village

Pachpediya is a small village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 171, made up of 92 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.7 hectares hectares.

Pachpediya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachpediya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 138.7 hectares
Population 171
Male Population 92
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pachpediya compares

By the 2011 count Pachpediya is the 151st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 138.7 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Pachpediya

Pachpediya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pachpediya as Available within <5 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 Pachpediya from other places

Pachpediya lies about 30 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sorai, about 32 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 Pachpediya
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 16 km
District headquarters Raisen 30 km
Nearest railway station Sorai 32 km

Villages closest to Pachpediya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachpediya village had a population of 171. That makes it the 151st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Pachpediya village has 92 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachpediya has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Pachpediya covers 138.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pachpediya falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pachpediya is Sorai, about 32 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pachpediya.

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

Pachpediya is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 16 km away. Raisen is about 30 km away. Sorai is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sankal (1.7 km), Dhaniya Khedi (2.6 km) and Mudiya Kheda (2.7 km).

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

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