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About Gajradih Village

Gajradih is a small village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 288, made up of 154 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajradih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajradih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 492112
Area (hectares) 39.09 hectares
Population 288
Male Population 154
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajradih compares

By the 2011 count Gajradih is the 155th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 39.09 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Gajradih

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

Gajradih 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 Gajradih
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 34 km
Nearest town Saraipali 36 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 58 km
District headquarters Raipur 116 km

Villages closest to Gajradih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajradih village had a population of 288. That makes it the 155th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Gajradih village has 154 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajradih has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Gajradih is 492112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajradih covers 39.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gajradih falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gajradih 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 - 10 km distance for Gajradih.

Gajradih 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.

Gajradih is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 34 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 Bamhani (1.6 km), Sirmal (5.9 km) and Kauha Junwani (6.5 km).

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

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