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About Gaud Village

Gaud is a large village in Janjgir tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,508, made up of 1,256 males and 1,252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 608.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495671, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaud village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Janjgir
Pincode 495671
Area (hectares) 608.44 hectares
Population 2,508
Male Population 1,256
Female Population 1,252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaud compares

By the 2011 count Gaud is the 21st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,276 residents. Its 608.44 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 984.

Getting to Gaud

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

Gaud lies about 8.1 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Champa Junction, about 8.3 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 Gaud
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Champa Junction 8.3 km
Nearest town Chāmpa 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Janjgir 9.3 km

Villages closest to Gaud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaud village had a population of 2,508. That makes it the 21st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,276 residents.

Gaud village has 1,256 males and 1,252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaud has about 997 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 984.

The pincode recorded for Gaud is 495671. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaud covers 608.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaud falls under Janjgir tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gaud is Champa Junction, about 8.3 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 Gaud.

Gaud is about 8.1 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaud is in Janjgir tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Janjgir Champa is about 8.1 km away. Champa Junction is about 8.3 km away. Chāmpa is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amoda (under 2 km), Akaltari (1.7 km) and Kanai (2.0 km).

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

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