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About Girari Village

Girari is a large village in Pendra tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,082, made up of 1,013 males and 1,069 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 588.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pendra
Pincode 495119
Area (hectares) 588.08 hectares
Population 2,082
Male Population 1,013
Female Population 1,069
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Girari compares

By the 2011 count Girari is the 7th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents. Its 588.08 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Girari

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

Girari lies about 76 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Sarbahara, about 11 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 Girari
Tehsil headquarters Pendra 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Sarbahara 11 km
Nearest town Pasān 22 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 76 km

Villages closest to Girari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Girari village had a population of 2,082. That makes it the 7th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents.

Girari village has 1,013 males and 1,069 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girari has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Girari is 495119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Girari covers 588.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Girari falls under Pendra tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Girari is Sarbahara, about 11 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 km distance for Girari.

Girari is about 76 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girari is in Pendra tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pendra is about 5.8 km away. Sarbahara is about 11 km away. Pasān is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarkhor (1.7 km), Basantpur (2.0 km) and Nawagaon (2.1 km).

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

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