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About Gharipakhana Village

Gharipakhana is a mid sized village in Poundi Uproda tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,004, made up of 471 males and 533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharipakhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharipakhana village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Poundi Uproda
Pincode 495445
Area (hectares) 209.51 hectares
Population 1,004
Male Population 471
Female Population 533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gharipakhana compares

By the 2011 count Gharipakhana is the 65th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 901 residents. Its 209.51 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Gharipakhana

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

Gharipakhana lies about 24 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 21 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 Gharipakhana
Nearest town Katghora 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Poundi Uproda 24 km
District headquarters Korba 24 km

Villages closest to Gharipakhana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Poundi Uproda 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 Gharipakhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharipakhana village had a population of 1,004. That makes it the 65th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 901 residents.

Gharipakhana village has 471 males and 533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharipakhana has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Gharipakhana is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharipakhana covers 209.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gharipakhana falls under Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gharipakhana is Gevra Road, about 21 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 Gharipakhana.

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

Gharipakhana is in Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district. Katghora is about 3.4 km away. Gevra Road is about 21 km away. Poundi Uproda is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babupara (under 2 km), Balbahara (under 2 km) and Ghuchapur (1.6 km).

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

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