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About Gaganpalli Village

Gaganpalli is a small village in Usur tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 205 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaganpalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaganpalli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Usur
Pincode 494114
Area (hectares) 216.4 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 205
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaganpalli compares

By the 2011 count Gaganpalli is the 48th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 453 residents. Its 216.4 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Gaganpalli

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

Gaganpalli lies about 39 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 42 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 Gaganpalli
Tehsil headquarters Usur 18 km
District headquarters Bijapur 39 km
Nearest railway station Kirandul 42 km
Nearest town Bacheli 46 km

Villages closest to Gaganpalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaganpalli village had a population of 391. That makes it the 48th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 453 residents.

Gaganpalli village has 205 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaganpalli has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Gaganpalli is 494114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaganpalli covers 216.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaganpalli falls under Usur tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gaganpalli is Kirandul, about 42 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 Gaganpalli.

Gaganpalli is about 39 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaganpalli is in Usur tehsil of Bijapur district. Usur is about 18 km away. Bijapur is about 39 km away. Kirandul is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Konjed (under 2 km), Narsapur (2.0 km) and Pusbaka (3.8 km).

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

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