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About Girgoli Village

Girgoli is a small village in Keskal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 149, made up of 65 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,292 females per 1000 males. The village covers 643.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girgoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girgoli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Keskal
Pincode 493661
Area (hectares) 643.05 hectares
Population 149
Male Population 65
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,292
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Girgoli compares

By the 2011 count Girgoli is the 92nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 643.05 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Girgoli

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

Girgoli lies about 104 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 38 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 Girgoli
Tehsil headquarters Keskal 10 km
Nearest town Kānker 26 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 38 km
District headquarters Bastar 104 km

Villages closest to Girgoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Girgoli village had a population of 149. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Girgoli village has 65 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girgoli has about 1292 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Girgoli is 493661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Girgoli covers 643.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Girgoli falls under Keskal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Girgoli is Antagarh, about 38 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 10+ km distance for Girgoli.

Girgoli is about 104 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girgoli is in Keskal tehsil of Bastar district. Keskal is about 10 km away. Kānker is about 26 km away. Antagarh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raobeda (1.9 km), Bavnimari (3.0 km) and Uparchandeli (3.2 km).

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

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