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About Gidhawa Village

Gidhawa is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 536, made up of 250 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gidhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidhawa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493441
Area (hectares) 221.1 hectares
Population 536
Male Population 250
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,144
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gidhawa compares

By the 2011 count Gidhawa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 221.1 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Gidhawa

Gidhawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gidhawa as Available. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gidhawa from other places

Gidhawa lies about 34 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arang Mahanadi, about 6.6 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 Gidhawa
Nearest railway station Arang Mahanadi 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 7.7 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 16 km
District headquarters Raipur 34 km

Villages closest to Gidhawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidhawa village had a population of 536. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Gidhawa village has 250 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidhawa has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Gidhawa is 493441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gidhawa covers 221.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gidhawa falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gidhawa is Arang Mahanadi, about 6.6 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 - 10 km distance for Gidhawa.

Gidhawa is about 34 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidhawa is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Arang Mahanadi is about 6.6 km away. Arang is about 7.7 km away. Mahāsamund is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lingadih (under 2 km), Khapri 1 (1.7 km) and Khapri 2 (1.7 km).

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

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