Skip to main content

About Girsa Village

Girsa is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,316, made up of 651 males and 665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girsa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 493222
Area (hectares) 282.05 hectares
Population 1,316
Male Population 651
Female Population 665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Girsa compares

By the 2011 count Girsa is the 43rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 282.05 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Girsa

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

Girsa lies about 133 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 42 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 Girsa
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 12 km
Nearest town Saraipali 40 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 42 km
District headquarters Raipur 133 km

Villages closest to Girsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Girsa village had a population of 1,316. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Girsa village has 651 males and 665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girsa has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Girsa is 493222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Girsa covers 282.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Girsa falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Girsa is Baradwar, about 42 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 village for Girsa.

Girsa is about 133 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girsa is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 12 km away. Saraipali is about 40 km away. Baradwar is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Soniyadih (under 2 km), Dullapur (under 2 km) and Ghoghara (1.6 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All