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About Gauriya Village

Gauriya is a mid sized village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 593, made up of 304 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494670, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gauriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauriya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 494670
Area (hectares) 241.47 hectares
Population 593
Male Population 304
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gauriya compares

By the 2011 count Gauriya is the 146th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 241.47 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 1036.

Getting to Gauriya

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

Gauriya lies about 58 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 35 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 Gauriya
Tehsil headquarters Pithora 12 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 35 km
Nearest town Saraipali 39 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 58 km

Villages closest to Gauriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauriya village had a population of 593. That makes it the 146th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Gauriya village has 304 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauriya has about 951 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 1036.

The pincode recorded for Gauriya is 494670. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauriya covers 241.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gauriya falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gauriya is Bagbahra, about 35 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 Gauriya.

Gauriya is about 58 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauriya is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Pithora is about 12 km away. Bagbahra is about 35 km away. Saraipali is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mati Daraha (1.8 km), Chikhali (2.4 km) and Utekel (2.5 km).

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

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