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About Gatol Village

Gatol is a small village in Ghumarwin tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 141 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,156 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gatol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gatol village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Ghumarwin
Pincode 174026
Area (hectares) 122.46 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 141
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,156
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gatol compares

By the 2011 count Gatol is the 88th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 390 residents. Its 122.46 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Gatol

Gatol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gatol as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gatol from other places

Gatol lies about 24 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 16 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 Gatol
Nearest railway station Belha 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghumarwin 24 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 24 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 24 km

Villages closest to Gatol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gatol village had a population of 304. That makes it the 88th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 390 residents.

Gatol village has 141 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gatol has about 1156 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Gatol is 174026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gatol covers 122.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gatol falls under Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gatol is Belha, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gatol.

Gatol is about 24 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gatol is in Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district. Belha is about 16 km away. Ghumarwin is about 24 km away. Bilaspur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatoli (under 2 km), Ropa Gholatar (2.2 km) and Paliala (9.8 km).

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

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