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About Ghansipur Village

Ghansipur is a mid sized village in Kota tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 257 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghansipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghansipur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Kota
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 353.12 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 257
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghansipur compares

By the 2011 count Ghansipur is the 124th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 353.12 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Ghansipur

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

Ghansipur lies about 26 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 13 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 Ghansipur
Nearest town Ratanpur 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kota 14 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 26 km

Villages closest to Ghansipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghansipur village had a population of 510. That makes it the 124th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Ghansipur village has 257 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghansipur has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Ghansipur is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghansipur covers 353.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghansipur falls under Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghansipur is Kargi Road, about 13 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 Ghansipur.

Ghansipur is about 26 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghansipur is in Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district. Ratanpur is about 3.5 km away. Kargi Road is about 13 km away. Kota is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tilakdih (3.7 km), Jamunahi (4.0 km) and Parsada (5.0 km).

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

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