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About Guwali Village

Guwali is a small village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 221 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guwali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 494665
Area (hectares) 181.02 hectares
Population 425
Male Population 221
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Guwali compares

By the 2011 count Guwali is the 169th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 181.02 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 1009.

Getting to Guwali

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

Guwali lies about 132 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 34 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 Guwali
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 12 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 34 km
Nearest town Saktī 39 km
District headquarters Raipur 132 km

Villages closest to Guwali

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 Guwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Guwali village had a population of 425. That makes it the 169th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Guwali village has 221 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guwali has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Guwali is 494665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guwali covers 181.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Guwali falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Guwali is Baradwar, about 34 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 Guwali.

Guwali is about 132 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Guwali is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 12 km away. Baradwar is about 34 km away. Saktī is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salaunikhurd (under 2 km), Saliha (1.6 km) and Chicholi (2.3 km).

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

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