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About Ghiyana Village

Ghiyana is a small village in Namhol tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 94 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghiyana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghiyana village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Namhol
Pincode 174033
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 195
Male Population 94
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghiyana compares

By the 2011 count Ghiyana is the 68th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Ghiyana

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

Ghiyana lies about 11 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ghutku, about 2.1 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 Ghiyana
Nearest railway station Ghutku 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Namhol 11 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 11 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 11 km

Villages closest to Ghiyana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghiyana village had a population of 195. That makes it the 68th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Ghiyana village has 94 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghiyana has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Ghiyana is 174033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghiyana covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghiyana falls under Namhol tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghiyana is Ghutku, about 2.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghiyana.

Ghiyana is about 11 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghiyana is in Namhol tehsil of Bilaspur district. Ghutku is about 2.1 km away. Namhol is about 11 km away. Bilaspur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samari (4.7 km), Bag Khurd (5.0 km) and Kotla (17 km).

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

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