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About Gidhapali Village

Gidhapali is a small village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 223 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gidhapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidhapali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Basna
Pincode 493554
Area (hectares) 145.56 hectares
Population 454
Male Population 223
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gidhapali compares

By the 2011 count Gidhapali is the 151st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 145.56 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Gidhapali

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

Gidhapali lies about 86 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 58 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 Gidhapali
Tehsil headquarters Basna 8.1 km
Nearest town Saraipali 11 km
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 58 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 86 km

Villages closest to Gidhapali

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 Gidhapali

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidhapali village had a population of 454. That makes it the 151st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Gidhapali village has 223 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidhapali has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Gidhapali is 493554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gidhapali covers 145.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gidhapali falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gidhapali is Komakhan railway station, about 58 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 Gidhapali.

Gidhapali is about 86 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidhapali is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Basna is about 8.1 km away. Saraipali is about 11 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagat (under 2 km), Barbaspur (under 2 km) and Bhoharpar (1.9 km).

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

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