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About Gandhari Village

Gandhari is a small village in Dondi Luhara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 240 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491771, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dondi Luhara
Pincode 491771
Area (hectares) 169.74 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 240
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandhari compares

By the 2011 count Gandhari is the 155th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 169.74 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Gandhari

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

Gandhari lies about 33 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rajnandgaon, about 16 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 Gandhari
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 16 km
Nearest railway station Rajnandgaon 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dondi Luhara 33 km
District headquarters Durg 33 km

Villages closest to Gandhari

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 Gandhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhari village had a population of 473. That makes it the 155th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Gandhari village has 240 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhari has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Gandhari is 491771. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhari covers 169.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gandhari is Rajnandgaon, about 16 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 Gandhari.

Gandhari is about 33 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhari is in Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 16 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 16 km away. Dondi Luhara is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kisna (2.0 km), Tatenga (2.5 km) and Jhitiya (3.6 km).

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

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