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About Gidhwa Village

Gidhwa is a mid sized village in Dondi Luhara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 987, made up of 484 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gidhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidhwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dondi Luhara
Pincode 491661
Area (hectares) 382.4 hectares
Population 987
Male Population 484
Female Population 503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gidhwa compares

By the 2011 count Gidhwa is the 78th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 382.4 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Gidhwa

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

Gidhwa lies about 19 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Murhipar, about 10 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 Gidhwa
Nearest railway station Murhipar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dondi Luhara 19 km
District headquarters Durg 19 km

Villages closest to Gidhwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dondi Luhara 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 Gidhwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidhwa village had a population of 987. That makes it the 78th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Gidhwa village has 484 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidhwa has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Gidhwa is 491661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gidhwa covers 382.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gidhwa falls under Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gidhwa is Murhipar, about 10 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 Gidhwa.

Gidhwa is about 19 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidhwa is in Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district. Murhipar is about 10 km away. Dondi Luhara is about 19 km away. Durg is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalu Konha (3.7 km), Karrigaon (4.4 km) and Ahibaran Nawagaon (5.0 km).

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

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