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About Ghirghol Village

Ghirghol is a small village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 125 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghirghol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghirghol village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 324.97 hectares
Population 263
Male Population 125
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghirghol compares

By the 2011 count Ghirghol is the 162nd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 324.97 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1024.

Getting to Ghirghol

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

Ghirghol lies about 75 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 44 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 Ghirghol
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 18 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 22 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 44 km
District headquarters Raipur 75 km

Villages closest to Ghirghol

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 Ghirghol

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghirghol village had a population of 263. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Ghirghol village has 125 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghirghol has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Ghirghol is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghirghol covers 324.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghirghol falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghirghol is Nipania, about 44 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 Ghirghol.

Ghirghol is about 75 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghirghol is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 18 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 22 km away. Nipania is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Putpura (under 2 km), Donajhar (under 2 km) and Piparchhedi (2.7 km).

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

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