About Gavhan Village

Gavhan is one of the larger villages in Panvel tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,411, made up of 4,270 males and 4,141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1132 hectares hectares.

Gavhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gavhan village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Panvel
Area (hectares)	1132 hectares
Population	8,411
Male Population	4,270
Female Population	4,141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gavhan compares

By the 2011 count Gavhan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 1132 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Gavhan

Gavhan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gavhan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhodani, Dighati, Dolghar and Dundre. 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.

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Common questions about Gavhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gavhan village had a population of 8,411. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Gavhan village has 4,270 males and 4,141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gavhan has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Gavhan covers 1132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gavhan falls under Panvel tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Gavhan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gavhan.

Gavhan is in Panvel 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.