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About Pachnaya Village

Pachnaya is a mid sized village in Vijaypur tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,808, made up of 977 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1249 hectares hectares.

Pachnaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachnaya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Vijaypur
Area (hectares) 1249 hectares
Population 1,808
Male Population 977
Female Population 831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Pachnaya compares

By the 2011 count Pachnaya is the 26th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 1249 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 846.

Getting to Pachnaya

Pachnaya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pachnaya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pachnaya from other places

Pachnaya lies about 90 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Rampahari, about 16 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 Pachnaya
Tehsil headquarters Vijaypur 10 km
Nearest railway station Rampahari 16 km
Nearest town Sabalgarh 16 km
District headquarters Sheopur 90 km

Villages closest to Pachnaya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachnaya village had a population of 1,808. That makes it the 26th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Pachnaya village has 977 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachnaya has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 846.

Pachnaya covers 1249 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.

Pachnaya falls under Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pachnaya is Rampahari, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pachnaya.

Pachnaya is about 90 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pachnaya is in Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district. Vijaypur is about 10 km away. Rampahari is about 16 km away. Sabalgarh is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gota (3.4 km), Bara Kalan (4.2 km) and Arusta (4.4 km).

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

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