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About Gidhamuda Village

Gidhamuda is a mid sized village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 518, made up of 251 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gidhamuda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidhamuda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Saraipali
Pincode 496118
Area (hectares) 270.52 hectares
Population 518
Male Population 251
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gidhamuda compares

By the 2011 count Gidhamuda is the 143rd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 270.52 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Gidhamuda

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

Gidhamuda lies about 85 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 53 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 Gidhamuda
Tehsil headquarters Saraipali 16 km
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 53 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 85 km

Villages closest to Gidhamuda

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 Gidhamuda

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidhamuda village had a population of 518. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Gidhamuda village has 251 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidhamuda has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Gidhamuda is 496118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gidhamuda covers 270.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gidhamuda falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gidhamuda is Komakhan railway station, about 53 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 Gidhamuda.

Gidhamuda is about 85 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidhamuda is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 16 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 53 km away. Mahasamund is about 85 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saraipali (under 2 km), Beldih (3.0 km) and Beldihpathar (3.0 km).

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

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