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About Gatapar Village

Gatapar is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 841, made up of 434 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gatapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gatapar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 491223
Area (hectares) 309.64 hectares
Population 841
Male Population 434
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gatapar compares

By the 2011 count Gatapar is the 107th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 309.64 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Gatapar

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

Gatapar lies about 46 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Sarsonpuri, about 14 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 Gatapar
Nearest railway station Sarsonpuri 14 km
Nearest town Dhamtari 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 18 km
District headquarters Durg 46 km

Villages closest to Gatapar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gatapar village had a population of 841. That makes it the 107th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Gatapar village has 434 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gatapar has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Gatapar is 491223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gatapar covers 309.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gatapar falls under Patan tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gatapar is Sarsonpuri, about 14 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 village for Gatapar.

Gatapar is about 46 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gatapar is in Patan tehsil of Durg district. Sarsonpuri is about 14 km away. Dhamtari is about 18 km away. Patan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kopedih (3.2 km), Jhadmokhali (4.5 km) and Pachpedi (4.5 km).

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

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