About Gatwa Village

Gatwa is a mid sized village in Baloda tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,130, made up of 569 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gatwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gatwa village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Baloda
Pincode	495446
Area (hectares)	318.25 hectares
Population	1,130
Male Population	569
Female Population	561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gatwa compares

By the 2011 count Gatwa is the 32nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 318.25 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Gatwa

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

Gatwa lies about 24 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Madwarani, about 8.4 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 Gatwa
Nearest railway station	Madwarani	8.4 km
Nearest town	Bhelai	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baloda	16 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	24 km

Villages closest to Gatwa

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

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Common questions about Gatwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Gatwa village had a population of 1,130. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Gatwa village has 569 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gatwa has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Gatwa is 495446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gatwa covers 318.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gatwa falls under Baloda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gatwa is Madwarani, about 8.4 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 Gatwa.

Gatwa is about 24 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gatwa is in Baloda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Madwarani is about 8.4 km away. Bhelai is about 15 km away. Baloda is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.