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About Gerrabhatha Village

Gerrabhatha is a small village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 390, made up of 202 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gerrabhatha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gerrabhatha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Basna
Pincode 496554
Area (hectares) 82.16 hectares
Population 390
Male Population 202
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gerrabhatha compares

By the 2011 count Gerrabhatha is the 166th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 82.16 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Gerrabhatha

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

Gerrabhatha lies about 106 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Dungripali, about 48 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 Gerrabhatha
Nearest town Saraipali 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Basna 32 km
Nearest railway station Dungripali 48 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 106 km

Villages closest to Gerrabhatha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gerrabhatha village had a population of 390. That makes it the 166th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Gerrabhatha village has 202 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gerrabhatha has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Gerrabhatha is 496554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gerrabhatha covers 82.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gerrabhatha falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gerrabhatha is Dungripali, about 48 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 Gerrabhatha.

Gerrabhatha is about 106 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gerrabhatha is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 19 km away. Basna is about 32 km away. Dungripali is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saraipatera (14 km), Madhopali (16 km) and Bhalukona (18 km).

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

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