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About Garhadih Village

Garhadih is a mid sized village in Mainpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,023, made up of 445 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,299 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1032.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhadih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Mainpur
Pincode 493888
Area (hectares) 1032.28 hectares
Population 1,023
Male Population 445
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,299
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhadih compares

By the 2011 count Garhadih is the 39th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 739 residents. Its 1032.28 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1031.

Getting to Garhadih

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

Garhadih lies about 137 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Dhamtari, about 90 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 Garhadih
Tehsil headquarters Mainpur 28 km
Nearest town Umarkot 48 km
Nearest railway station Dhamtari 90 km
District headquarters Raipur 137 km

Villages closest to Garhadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhadih village had a population of 1,023. That makes it the 39th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 739 residents.

Garhadih village has 445 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhadih has about 1299 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Garhadih is 493888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhadih covers 1032.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garhadih falls under Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Garhadih is Dhamtari, about 90 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 Garhadih.

Garhadih is about 137 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhadih is in Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district. Mainpur is about 28 km away. Umarkot is about 48 km away. Dhamtari is about 90 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhobandih (2.1 km), Suklabhatha (6.5 km) and Dholsarai (8.6 km).

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

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