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About Gandapali Village

Gandapali is a mid sized village in Dabhra tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 973, made up of 474 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495692, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandapali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Dabhra
Pincode 495692
Area (hectares) 290.31 hectares
Population 973
Male Population 474
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandapali compares

By the 2011 count Gandapali is the 67th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents. Its 290.31 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Gandapali

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

Gandapali lies about 64 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Robertson, about 27 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 Gandapali
Tehsil headquarters Dabhra 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Robertson 27 km
Nearest town Raigarh 30 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 64 km

Villages closest to Gandapali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandapali village had a population of 973. That makes it the 67th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents.

Gandapali village has 474 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandapali has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Gandapali is 495692. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandapali covers 290.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandapali falls under Dabhra tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gandapali is Robertson, about 27 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 Gandapali.

Gandapali is about 64 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandapali is in Dabhra tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Dabhra is about 7.9 km away. Robertson is about 27 km away. Raigarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jawali (1.6 km), Sapos (1.9 km) and Purena Teli (2.4 km).

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

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