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About Gamhari Village

Gamhari is a large village in Bade Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,201, made up of 1,051 males and 1,150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1078.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamhari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Bade Rajpur
Pincode 493441
Area (hectares) 1078.03 hectares
Population 2,201
Male Population 1,051
Female Population 1,150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gamhari compares

By the 2011 count Gamhari is the 10th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 1078.03 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Gamhari

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

Gamhari lies about 77 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 78 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 Gamhari
Tehsil headquarters Bade Rajpur 17 km
Nearest town Kondagaon 39 km
District headquarters Bastar 77 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 78 km

Villages closest to Gamhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bade Rajpur 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 Gamhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamhari village had a population of 2,201. That makes it the 10th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Gamhari village has 1,051 males and 1,150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamhari has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Gamhari is 493441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamhari covers 1078.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gamhari falls under Bade Rajpur tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gamhari is Antagarh, about 78 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Gamhari.

Gamhari is about 77 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamhari is in Bade Rajpur tehsil of Bastar district. Bade Rajpur is about 17 km away. Kondagaon is about 39 km away. Bastar is about 77 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Titirwand (2.5 km), Karmari (3.8 km) and Jodekera (6.1 km).

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

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