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About Girhola Village

Girhola is a mid sized village in Abhanpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,988, made up of 1,004 males and 984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 560.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girhola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girhola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Abhanpur
Pincode 493661
Area (hectares) 560.58 hectares
Population 1,988
Male Population 1,004
Female Population 984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Girhola compares

By the 2011 count Girhola is the 43rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 560.58 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Girhola

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

Girhola lies about 25 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Abhanpur Junction, about 4.8 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 Girhola
Nearest railway station Abhanpur Junction 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Abhanpur 5.2 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 12 km
District headquarters Raipur 25 km

Villages closest to Girhola

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 Girhola

As per the Census of India 2011, Girhola village had a population of 1,988. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Girhola village has 1,004 males and 984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girhola has about 980 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 1003.

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

Girhola covers 560.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Girhola falls under Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Girhola is Abhanpur Junction, about 4.8 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 Girhola.

Girhola is about 25 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girhola is in Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district. Abhanpur Junction is about 4.8 km away. Abhanpur is about 5.2 km away. Nawāpāra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamgaon (2.4 km), Khola (2.9 km) and Thanaud (3.5 km).

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

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