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About Gidhapuri Village

Gidhapuri is a small village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 416, made up of 209 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gidhapuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidhapuri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 493551
Area (hectares) 184 hectares
Population 416
Male Population 209
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gidhapuri compares

By the 2011 count Gidhapuri is the 126th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Gidhapuri

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

Gidhapuri lies about 91 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 36 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 Gidhapuri
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 30 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 36 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 49 km
District headquarters Raipur 91 km

Villages closest to Gidhapuri

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 Gidhapuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidhapuri village had a population of 416. That makes it the 126th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Gidhapuri village has 209 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidhapuri has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Gidhapuri is 493551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gidhapuri covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gidhapuri falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gidhapuri is Bagbahra, about 36 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 Gidhapuri.

Gidhapuri is about 91 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidhapuri is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 30 km away. Bagbahra is about 36 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakrid (1.8 km), Metkula (3.2 km) and Dhamalpura (4.5 km).

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

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