About Gaurdih Village

Gaurdih is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,009, made up of 506 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 514.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaurdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurdih village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Baramkela
Pincode	496551
Area (hectares)	514.31 hectares
Population	1,009
Male Population	506
Female Population	503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaurdih compares

By the 2011 count Gaurdih is the 33rd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 514.31 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Gaurdih

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

Gaurdih lies about 57 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 30 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 Gaurdih
Tehsil headquarters	Baramkela	23 km
Nearest town	Bargarh	27 km
Nearest railway station	Bargarh Road	30 km
District headquarters	Raigarh	57 km

Villages closest to Gaurdih

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

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Common questions about Gaurdih

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurdih village had a population of 1,009. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Gaurdih village has 506 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurdih has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Gaurdih is 496551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaurdih covers 514.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaurdih falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gaurdih is Bargarh Road, about 30 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 Gaurdih.

Gaurdih is about 57 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaurdih is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 23 km away. Bargarh is about 27 km away. Bargarh Road is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.