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About Gidhli Village

Gidhli is a mid sized village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,033, made up of 523 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gidhli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidhli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Basna
Pincode 493554
Area (hectares) 368.92 hectares
Population 1,033
Male Population 523
Female Population 510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gidhli compares

By the 2011 count Gidhli is the 37th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 368.92 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Gidhli

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

Gidhli lies about 88 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 Gidhli
Nearest town Saraipali 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Basna 11 km
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 58 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 88 km

Villages closest to Gidhli

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 Gidhli

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidhli village had a population of 1,033. That makes it the 37th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Gidhli village has 523 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidhli has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1016.

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

Gidhli covers 368.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gidhli falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gidhli 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 Gidhli.

Gidhli is about 88 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidhli is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 10 km away. Basna 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 Banipali (1.6 km), Bardih (2.0 km) and Bhadarpali (2.1 km).

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

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