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About Gah Village

Gah is a mid sized village in Jhanduta tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 790, made up of 426 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 170417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gah village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Jhanduta
Pincode 170417
Area (hectares) 185.17 hectares
Population 790
Male Population 426
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
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 Gah compares

By the 2011 count Gah is the 25th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 185.17 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Gah

Gah is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gah 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 Gah from other places

Gah lies about 20 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 1.7 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 Gah
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 1.7 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhanduta 20 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 20 km

Villages closest to Gah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gah village had a population of 790. That makes it the 25th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Gah village has 426 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gah has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Gah is 170417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gah covers 185.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gah falls under Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gah is Kalmitar, about 1.7 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 Gah.

Gah is about 20 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gah is in Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kalmitar is about 1.7 km away. Ratanpur is about 11 km away. Jhanduta is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghaniar (6.2 km), Jangal Khairiyan Bharari (8.9 km) and Khairiyan Bharari (8.9 km).

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

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