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About Gindola Village

Gindola is a small village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 440, made up of 222 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gindola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gindola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496551
Area (hectares) 349.04 hectares
Population 440
Male Population 222
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gindola compares

By the 2011 count Gindola is the 112th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 349.04 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Gindola

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

Gindola lies about 54 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 31 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 Gindola
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 20 km
Nearest town Bargarh 29 km
Nearest railway station Bargarh Road 31 km
District headquarters Raigarh 54 km

Villages closest to Gindola

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.

Common questions about Gindola

As per the Census of India 2011, Gindola village had a population of 440. That makes it the 112th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Gindola village has 222 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gindola has about 982 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 Gindola is 496551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gindola covers 349.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gindola falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gindola is Bargarh Road, about 31 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 Gindola.

Gindola is about 54 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gindola is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 20 km away. Bargarh is about 29 km away. Bargarh Road is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonbala (2.1 km), Lendhar Jori (2.3 km) and Jhikipali (2.5 km).

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

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