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About Gahira Village

Gahira is a small village in Lailunga tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 152 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahira village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Lailunga
Pincode 496113
Area (hectares) 196.97 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 152
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gahira compares

By the 2011 count Gahira is the 109th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,024 residents. Its 196.97 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Gahira

Gahira is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gahira as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chorga, Dhap, Dharrobija and Dhouradand. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gahira

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahira village had a population of 303. That makes it the 109th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,024 residents.

Gahira village has 152 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahira has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Gahira is 496113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahira covers 196.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gahira falls under Lailunga tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Gahira notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Gahira.

Gahira is in Lailunga tehsil of Raigarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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