Skip to main content

About Gudhwa Village

Gudhwa is a mid sized village in Sakti tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 628, made up of 316 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495687, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gudhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gudhwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Sakti
Pincode 495687
Area (hectares) 167.38 hectares
Population 628
Male Population 316
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gudhwa compares

By the 2011 count Gudhwa is the 80th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 167.38 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Gudhwa

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

Gudhwa lies about 30 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Madwarani, about 11 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 Gudhwa
Nearest railway station Madwarani 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakti 19 km
Nearest town Saktī 19 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 30 km

Villages closest to Gudhwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gudhwa village had a population of 628. That makes it the 80th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Gudhwa village has 316 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gudhwa has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Gudhwa is 495687. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gudhwa covers 167.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gudhwa falls under Sakti tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gudhwa is Madwarani, about 11 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 Gudhwa.

Gudhwa is about 30 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gudhwa is in Sakti tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Madwarani is about 11 km away. Sakti is about 19 km away. Saktī is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bokramuda (1.7 km), Dhanpur (1.9 km) and Manikpur (2.3 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All