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About Ghandalwin Village

Ghandalwin is a mid sized village in Bharari tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,082, made up of 517 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghandalwin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghandalwin village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bharari
Pincode 174028
Area (hectares) 214 hectares
Population 1,082
Male Population 517
Female Population 565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghandalwin compares

By the 2011 count Ghandalwin is the 11th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Ghandalwin

Ghandalwin is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghandalwin as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ghandalwin from other places

Ghandalwin lies about 23 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 10 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 Ghandalwin
Nearest railway station Belha 10 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 23 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Bharari 31 km

Villages closest to Ghandalwin

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghandalwin village had a population of 1,082. That makes it the 11th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Ghandalwin village has 517 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghandalwin has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Ghandalwin is 174028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghandalwin covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghandalwin falls under Bharari tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghandalwin is Belha, about 10 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 <5 km distance for Ghandalwin.

Ghandalwin is about 23 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghandalwin is in Bharari tehsil of Bilaspur district. Belha is about 10 km away. Bilaspur is about 23 km away. Bilāspur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ket (5.1 km), Badsara (9.5 km) and Bah (15 km).

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

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