About Gidha Village

Gidha is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,024, made up of 523 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gidha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidha village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Mungeli
Pincode	495334
Area (hectares)	308.94 hectares
Population	1,024
Male Population	523
Female Population	501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gidha compares

By the 2011 count Gidha is the 62nd largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 308.94 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Gidha

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

Gidha lies about 43 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 37 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 Gidha
Tehsil headquarters	Mungeli	5.4 km
Nearest railway station	Kalmitar	37 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	43 km

Villages closest to Gidha

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

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Common questions about Gidha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidha village had a population of 1,024. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Gidha village has 523 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidha has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Gidha is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gidha covers 308.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gidha falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gidha is Kalmitar, about 37 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 Gidha.

Gidha is about 43 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidha is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 5.4 km away. Kalmitar is about 37 km away. Bilaspur is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.