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About Gidhasand Village

Gidhasand is a small village in Duldula tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 188 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gidhasand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidhasand village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Duldula
Pincode 496334
Area (hectares) 399.74 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 188
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,112
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gidhasand compares

By the 2011 count Gidhasand is the 43rd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 399.74 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Gidhasand

Gidhasand is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gidhasand as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gidhasand from other places

Gidhasand lies about 20 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 68 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 Gidhasand
Tehsil headquarters Duldula 6.6 km
District headquarters Jashpur 20 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 20 km
Nearest railway station Biramitrapur 68 km

Villages closest to Gidhasand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidhasand village had a population of 397. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Gidhasand village has 188 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidhasand has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Gidhasand is 496334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gidhasand covers 399.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gidhasand falls under Duldula tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gidhasand is Biramitrapur, about 68 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 - 10 km distance for Gidhasand.

Gidhasand is about 20 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidhasand is in Duldula tehsil of Jashpur district. Duldula is about 6.6 km away. Jashpur is about 20 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raidih (1.9 km), Pakartoli (2.4 km) and Kastura (2.7 km).

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

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