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About Ghespali Village

Ghespali is a small village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 374, made up of 188 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghespali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghespali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Saraipali
Pincode 494661
Area (hectares) 118.49 hectares
Population 374
Male Population 188
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghespali compares

By the 2011 count Ghespali is the 175th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 118.49 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Ghespali

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

Ghespali lies about 110 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Barpali, about 54 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 Ghespali
Tehsil headquarters Saraipali 13 km
Nearest railway station Barpali 54 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 110 km

Villages closest to Ghespali

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 Ghespali

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghespali village had a population of 374. That makes it the 175th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Ghespali village has 188 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghespali has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Ghespali is 494661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghespali covers 118.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghespali falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghespali is Barpali, about 54 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 Ghespali.

Ghespali is about 110 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghespali is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 13 km away. Barpali is about 54 km away. Mahasamund is about 110 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanwarpali (1.7 km), Baradoli (2.0 km) and Paraskol (2.4 km).

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

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