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About Gadhola Village

Gadhola is a mid sized village in Akaltara tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 561, made up of 278 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadhola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadhola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Akaltara
Pincode 496001
Area (hectares) 201.8 hectares
Population 561
Male Population 278
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gadhola compares

By the 2011 count Gadhola is the 65th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents. Its 201.8 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Gadhola

Gadhola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gadhola as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gadhola from other places

Gadhola lies about 9.8 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kapan, about 5.8 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 Gadhola
Nearest railway station Kapan 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Akaltara 7.7 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 9.8 km

Villages closest to Gadhola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadhola village had a population of 561. That makes it the 65th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents.

Gadhola village has 278 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadhola has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Gadhola is 496001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadhola covers 201.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadhola falls under Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gadhola is Kapan, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Gadhola.

Gadhola is about 9.8 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadhola is in Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Kapan is about 5.8 km away. Akaltara is about 7.7 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tilai (2.1 km), Amartal (2.2 km) and Kirari (2.4 km).

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

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