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About Gandapali Village

Gandapali is a mid sized village in Kharsia tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 622, made up of 316 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandapali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Kharsia
Pincode 496665
Area (hectares) 139.98 hectares
Population 622
Male Population 316
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandapali compares

By the 2011 count Gandapali is the 90th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 139.98 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Gandapali

Gandapali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gandapali as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gandapali from other places

Gandapali lies about 30 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Robertson, about 27 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 Gandapali
Nearest railway station Robertson 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharsia 27 km
District headquarters Raigarh 30 km

Villages closest to Gandapali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandapali village had a population of 622. That makes it the 90th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Gandapali village has 316 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandapali has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Gandapali is 496665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandapali covers 139.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandapali falls under Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gandapali is Robertson, about 27 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 10+ km distance for Gandapali.

Gandapali is about 30 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandapali is in Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district. Robertson is about 27 km away. Kharsia is about 27 km away. Raigarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarwani (12 km), Kataud (13 km) and Tendumudi (14 km).

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

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