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About Gariba Village

Gariba is a mid sized village in Mainpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 526, made up of 262 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 474.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gariba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gariba village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Mainpur
Pincode 493888
Area (hectares) 474.54 hectares
Population 526
Male Population 262
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gariba compares

By the 2011 count Gariba is the 83rd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 739 residents. Its 474.54 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 Gariba

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

Gariba lies about 147 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Junagarh Road, about 83 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 Gariba
Tehsil headquarters Mainpur 32 km
Nearest town Umarkot 39 km
Nearest railway station Junagarh Road 83 km
District headquarters Raipur 147 km

Villages closest to Gariba

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 Gariba

As per the Census of India 2011, Gariba village had a population of 526. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 739 residents.

Gariba village has 262 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gariba has about 1008 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 Gariba is 493888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gariba covers 474.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gariba falls under Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gariba is Junagarh Road, about 83 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 Gariba.

Gariba is about 147 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gariba is in Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district. Mainpur is about 32 km away. Umarkot is about 39 km away. Junagarh Road is about 83 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuchenga (4.5 km), Bhutbeda (7.3 km) and Garhadih (11 km).

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

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