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About Gidhpuri Village

Gidhpuri is a mid sized village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,477, made up of 712 males and 765 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gidhpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidhpuri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Masturi
Pincode 495551
Area (hectares) 350.78 hectares
Population 1,477
Male Population 712
Female Population 765
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gidhpuri compares

By the 2011 count Gidhpuri is the 75th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 350.78 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Gidhpuri

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

Gidhpuri lies about 28 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, about 17 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 Gidhpuri
Nearest railway station Dagori 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 18 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 20 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 28 km

Villages closest to Gidhpuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidhpuri village had a population of 1,477. That makes it the 75th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Gidhpuri village has 712 males and 765 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidhpuri has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Gidhpuri is 495551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gidhpuri covers 350.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gidhpuri falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gidhpuri is Dagori, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gidhpuri.

Gidhpuri is about 28 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidhpuri is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Dagori is about 17 km away. Masturi is about 18 km away. Baloda Bāzār 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 Bahatara (under 2 km), Domgaon (under 2 km) and Machaha (2.1 km).

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

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