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About Gawargaon Village

Gawargaon is a mid sized village in Mainpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,237, made up of 608 males and 629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1350.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gawargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawargaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Mainpur
Pincode 493888
Area (hectares) 1350.31 hectares
Population 1,237
Male Population 608
Female Population 629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gawargaon compares

By the 2011 count Gawargaon is the 32nd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 739 residents. Its 1350.31 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Gawargaon

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

Gawargaon lies about 114 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Sankra, about 68 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 Gawargaon
Tehsil headquarters Mainpur 25 km
Nearest town Kānker 53 km
Nearest railway station Sankra 68 km
District headquarters Raipur 114 km

Villages closest to Gawargaon

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 Gawargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawargaon village had a population of 1,237. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 739 residents.

Gawargaon village has 608 males and 629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawargaon has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

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

Gawargaon covers 1350.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gawargaon falls under Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gawargaon is Sankra, about 68 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 10+ km distance for Gawargaon.

Gawargaon is about 114 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gawargaon is in Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district. Mainpur is about 25 km away. Kānker is about 53 km away. Sankra is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panigaon (3.9 km), Banawapara (8.5 km) and Nawapara (8.5 km).

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

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