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About Gantuli Bade Village

Gantuli Bade is a mid sized village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,187, made up of 610 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gantuli Bade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gantuli Bade village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 496450
Area (hectares) 236.88 hectares
Population 1,187
Male Population 610
Female Population 577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gantuli Bade compares

By the 2011 count Gantuli Bade is the 50th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 236.88 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Gantuli Bade

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

Gantuli Bade lies about 40 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kharsia, about 33 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 Gantuli Bade
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 13 km
Nearest railway station Kharsia 33 km
Nearest town Saktī 38 km
District headquarters Raigarh 40 km

Villages closest to Gantuli Bade

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarangarh 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 Gantuli Bade

As per the Census of India 2011, Gantuli Bade village had a population of 1,187. That makes it the 50th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Gantuli Bade village has 610 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gantuli Bade has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Gantuli Bade is 496450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gantuli Bade covers 236.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gantuli Bade falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gantuli Bade is Kharsia, about 33 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 village for Gantuli Bade.

Gantuli Bade is about 40 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gantuli Bade is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 13 km away. Kharsia is about 33 km away. Saktī is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (under 2 km), Gantuli Chhote (1.7 km) and Tilai Dadar (1.9 km).

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

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