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About Gaurbhath Village

Gaurbhath is a large village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,472, made up of 1,276 males and 1,196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 816.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaurbhath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurbhath village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493441
Area (hectares) 816.87 hectares
Population 2,472
Male Population 1,276
Female Population 1,196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaurbhath compares

By the 2011 count Gaurbhath is the 35th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 816.87 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 989.

Getting to Gaurbhath

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

Gaurbhath lies about 37 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Belsonda, about 8.5 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 Gaurbhath
Nearest railway station Belsonda 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 9.6 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 13 km
District headquarters Raipur 37 km

Villages closest to Gaurbhath

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 Gaurbhath

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurbhath village had a population of 2,472. That makes it the 35th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Gaurbhath village has 1,276 males and 1,196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurbhath has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

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

Gaurbhath covers 816.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaurbhath falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gaurbhath is Belsonda, about 8.5 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 Gaurbhath.

Gaurbhath is about 37 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaurbhath is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Belsonda is about 8.5 km away. Arang is about 9.6 km away. Mahāsamund is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ban Charauda (under 2 km), Kumhari 2 (2.1 km) and Chhatera (2.7 km).

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

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