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About Gaurghat Village

Gaurghat is a small village in Mainpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 362, made up of 181 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaurghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurghat village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Mainpur
Pincode 493888
Area (hectares) 230.39 hectares
Population 362
Male Population 181
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaurghat compares

By the 2011 count Gaurghat is the 104th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 739 residents. Its 230.39 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Gaurghat

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

Gaurghat lies about 120 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Lakhna, about 63 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 Gaurghat
Tehsil headquarters Mainpur 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Lakhna 63 km
Nearest town Kantābānji 72 km
District headquarters Raipur 120 km

Villages closest to Gaurghat

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 Gaurghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurghat village had a population of 362. That makes it the 104th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 739 residents.

Gaurghat village has 181 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurghat has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

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

Gaurghat covers 230.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaurghat falls under Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gaurghat is Lakhna, about 63 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 village for Gaurghat.

Gaurghat is about 120 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaurghat is in Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district. Mainpur is about 2.9 km away. Lakhna is about 63 km away. Kantābānji is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chuiha (under 2 km), Deharguda (under 2 km) and Gopalpur (2.5 km).

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

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