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About Gidhpuri Village

Gidhpuri is a small village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 143 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, 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 Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 314.99 hectares
Population 284
Male Population 143
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gidhpuri compares

By the 2011 count Gidhpuri is the 201st largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 314.99 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 975.

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 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 Gidhpuri from other places

Gidhpuri lies about 43 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 35 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
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Belha 35 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 43 km

Villages closest to Gidhpuri

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.

Common questions about Gidhpuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidhpuri village had a population of 284. That makes it the 201st largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Gidhpuri village has 143 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidhpuri has about 986 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 975.

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

Gidhpuri covers 314.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gidhpuri falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gidhpuri is Belha, about 35 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 Gidhpuri.

Gidhpuri 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.

Gidhpuri is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 8.3 km away. Belha is about 35 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.

The closest recorded villages are Nuniakachhar (under 2 km), Jamha (1.8 km) and Palchua (2.7 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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