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About Gatapidha Village

Gatapidha is a small village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 125, made up of 68 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gatapidha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gatapidha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 496551
Area (hectares) 79.91 hectares
Population 125
Male Population 68
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gatapidha compares

By the 2011 count Gatapidha is the 243rd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 79.91 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Gatapidha

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

Gatapidha lies about 12 km from Sarangarh, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 38 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 Gatapidha
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 12 km
Nearest railway station Raigarh 38 km
Nearest town Saraipali 38 km

Villages closest to Gatapidha

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 Gatapidha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gatapidha village had a population of 125. That makes it the 243rd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Gatapidha village has 68 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gatapidha has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Gatapidha is 496551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gatapidha covers 79.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gatapidha falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gatapidha is Raigarh, about 38 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 <5 km distance for Gatapidha.

Gatapidha is about 12 km from Sarangarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gatapidha is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 12 km away. Raigarh is about 38 km away. Saraipali 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 Makari (under 2 km), Bhimsendih (under 2 km) and Amjhar (1.6 km).

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

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