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About Gaboud Village

Gaboud is a mid sized village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,171, made up of 578 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaboud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaboud village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 493449
Area (hectares) 395.79 hectares
Population 1,171
Male Population 578
Female Population 593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gaboud compares

By the 2011 count Gaboud is the 34th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 395.79 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Gaboud

Gaboud is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaboud 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaboud from other places

Gaboud lies about 27 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bhimkhoj, about 8.1 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 Gaboud
Nearest railway station Bhimkhoj 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 9.3 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 27 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 27 km

Villages closest to Gaboud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaboud village had a population of 1,171. That makes it the 34th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Gaboud village has 578 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaboud has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Gaboud is 493449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaboud covers 395.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaboud falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gaboud is Bhimkhoj, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gaboud.

Gaboud is about 27 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaboud is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Bhimkhoj is about 8.1 km away. Bagbahra is about 9.3 km away. Mahasamund is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amanara (under 2 km), Khusrupali (1.8 km) and Mohgaon (1.9 km).

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

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