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About Ghikundia Village

Ghikundia is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 957, made up of 463 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 490036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghikundia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghikundia village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dhamdha
Pincode 490036
Area (hectares) 455.04 hectares
Population 957
Male Population 463
Female Population 494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghikundia compares

By the 2011 count Ghikundia is the 97th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 455.04 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Ghikundia

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

Ghikundia lies about 28 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Kumhari, about 20 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 Ghikundia
Nearest town Ahīwāra 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdha 12 km
Nearest railway station Kumhari 20 km
District headquarters Durg 28 km

Villages closest to Ghikundia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghikundia village had a population of 957. That makes it the 97th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Ghikundia village has 463 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghikundia has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Ghikundia is 490036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghikundia covers 455.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghikundia falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghikundia is Kumhari, about 20 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 Ghikundia.

Ghikundia is about 28 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghikundia is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Ahīwāra is about 5.2 km away. Dhamdha is about 12 km away. Kumhari is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Girhola (1.9 km), Semaria (2.0 km) and Semariya (2.0 km).

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

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