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About Pandigaon Village

Pandigaon is a mid sized village in Jayapatna tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,886, made up of 930 males and 956 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pandigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pandigaon village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Jayapatna
Pincode 766013
Area (hectares) 550 hectares
Population 1,886
Male Population 930
Female Population 956
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pandigaon compares

By the 2011 count Pandigaon is the 19th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,184 residents. Its 550 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Pandigaon

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

Pandigaon lies about 16 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Nayagarh Town, about 15 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 Pandigaon
Nearest railway station Nayagarh Town 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jayapatna 16 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 16 km
Nearest town Khordha 50 km

Villages closest to Pandigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pandigaon village had a population of 1,886. That makes it the 19th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,184 residents.

Pandigaon village has 930 males and 956 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandigaon has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Pandigaon is 766013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pandigaon covers 550 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pandigaon falls under Jayapatna tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Pandigaon is Nayagarh Town, about 15 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 Pandigaon.

Pandigaon is about 16 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pandigaon is in Jayapatna tehsil of Kalahandi district. Nayagarh Town is about 15 km away. Jayapatna is about 16 km away. Kalahandi 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 Chirka (8.2 km), Gharla (14 km) and Bankapala (15 km).

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

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