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About Gidha Village

Gidha is a mid sized village in Kharsia tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,872, made up of 917 males and 955 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gidha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Kharsia
Pincode 496661
Area (hectares) 335.73 hectares
Population 1,872
Male Population 917
Female Population 955
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gidha compares

By the 2011 count Gidha is the 14th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 335.73 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Gidha

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

Gidha lies about 29 km from Raigarh. 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 Gidha
Tehsil headquarters Kharsia 3.7 km
Nearest town Saktī 19 km
District headquarters Raigarh 29 km

Villages closest to Gidha

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 Gidha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidha village had a population of 1,872. That makes it the 14th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Gidha village has 917 males and 955 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidha has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Gidha is 496661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gidha covers 335.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gidha falls under Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Gidha notes the nearest railway station 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 Gidha.

Gidha is about 29 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidha is in Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district. Kharsia is about 3.7 km away. Saktī is about 19 km away. Raigarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhainapara (1.7 km), Bhaluchuwa (2.4 km) and Chhote Mudpar (2.4 km).

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

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