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About Gamhardih Village

Gamhardih is a small village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 63 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamhardih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamhardih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Saraipali
Pincode 495118
Area (hectares) 82.84 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 63
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gamhardih compares

By the 2011 count Gamhardih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 82.84 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Gamhardih

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

Gamhardih lies about 96 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Lakhna, about 49 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 Gamhardih
Tehsil headquarters Saraipali 33 km
Nearest railway station Lakhna 49 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 96 km

Villages closest to Gamhardih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamhardih village had a population of 126. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Gamhardih village has 63 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamhardih has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Gamhardih is 495118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamhardih covers 82.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gamhardih falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gamhardih is Lakhna, about 49 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 village for Gamhardih.

Gamhardih is about 96 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamhardih is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 33 km away. Lakhna is about 49 km away. Mahasamund is about 96 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhirrakhar (14 km), Sirpur (14 km) and Tibhupali (15 km).

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

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