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About Gahandar Village

Gahandar is a small village in Bindranavagarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 51, made up of 21 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,429 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493773, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahandar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bindranavagarh
Pincode 493773
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 51
Male Population 21
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,429
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahandar compares

By the 2011 count Gahandar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Gahandar

Gahandar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gahandar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhawalpurdih, Dongrigaon, Dumarbahara and Fulbahan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gahandar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahandar village had a population of 51. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Gahandar village has 21 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahandar has about 1429 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Gahandar is 493773. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahandar covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gahandar falls under Bindranavagarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Gahandar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gahandar.

Gahandar is in Bindranavagarh tehsil of Raipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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