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About Gatapar Village

Gatapar is a mid sized village in Abhanpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,939, made up of 936 males and 1,003 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 525.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gatapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gatapar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Abhanpur
Pincode 493661
Area (hectares) 525.32 hectares
Population 1,939
Male Population 936
Female Population 1,003
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gatapar compares

By the 2011 count Gatapar is the 45th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 525.32 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Gatapar

Gatapar 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 Gatapar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gatapar from other places

Gatapar lies about 27 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Manikchowree, about 2.8 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 Gatapar
Nearest railway station Manikchowree 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Abhanpur 4.2 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 11 km
District headquarters Raipur 27 km

Villages closest to Gatapar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Abhanpur 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 Gatapar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gatapar village had a population of 1,939. That makes it the 45th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Gatapar village has 936 males and 1,003 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gatapar has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Gatapar is 493661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gatapar covers 525.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gatapar falls under Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gatapar is Manikchowree, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Gatapar is about 27 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gatapar is in Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district. Manikchowree is about 2.8 km away. Abhanpur is about 4.2 km away. Nawāpāra is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thelka Bhandha (1.8 km), Tokaro (2.1 km) and Manikchauri (2.5 km).

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

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