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About Gardih Village

Gardih is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,031, made up of 508 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 503.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gardih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gardih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 494334
Area (hectares) 503.95 hectares
Population 1,031
Male Population 508
Female Population 523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gardih compares

By the 2011 count Gardih is the 76th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 503.95 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Gardih

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

Gardih lies about 116 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 58 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 Gardih
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 16 km
Nearest town Saraipali 36 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 58 km
District headquarters Raipur 116 km

Villages closest to Gardih

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 Gardih

As per the Census of India 2011, Gardih village had a population of 1,031. That makes it the 76th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Gardih village has 508 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gardih has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Gardih is 494334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gardih covers 503.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gardih falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gardih is Baradwar, about 58 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 Gardih.

Gardih is about 116 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gardih is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 16 km away. Saraipali is about 36 km away. Baradwar is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhogadih (under 2 km), Parsapali (2.9 km) and Baghmalla (4.2 km).

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

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