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About Gedrapara Village

Gedrapara is a small village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 71 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 803 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493773, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gedrapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gedrapara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 493773
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 128
Male Population 71
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 803
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gedrapara compares

By the 2011 count Gedrapara is the 214th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Gedrapara

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

Gedrapara lies about 40 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sankra, about 40 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 Gedrapara
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 19 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 40 km
Nearest railway station Sankra 40 km

Villages closest to Gedrapara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gedrapara village had a population of 128. That makes it the 214th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Gedrapara village has 71 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gedrapara has about 803 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Gedrapara is 493773. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gedrapara covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gedrapara falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gedrapara is Sankra, about 40 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 Gedrapara.

Gedrapara is about 40 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gedrapara is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 19 km away. Dhamtari is about 40 km away. Sankra is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gendra (under 2 km), Joradabri Ryt (2.1 km) and Saraitola (2.3 km).

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

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