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About Girhola Village

Girhola is a small village in Mainpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 213 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 422.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girhola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girhola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Mainpur
Pincode 493888
Area (hectares) 422.11 hectares
Population 437
Male Population 213
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Girhola compares

By the 2011 count Girhola is the 91st largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 739 residents. Its 422.11 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, a little above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Girhola

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

Girhola lies about 122 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Lakhna, about 62 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 Girhola
Tehsil headquarters Mainpur 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Lakhna 62 km
Nearest town Kantābānji 69 km
District headquarters Raipur 122 km

Villages closest to Girhola

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 Girhola

As per the Census of India 2011, Girhola village had a population of 437. That makes it the 91st largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 739 residents.

Girhola village has 213 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girhola has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1031.

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

Girhola covers 422.11 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.

Girhola falls under Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Girhola is Lakhna, about 62 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 Girhola.

Girhola is about 122 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girhola is in Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district. Mainpur is about 4.8 km away. Lakhna is about 62 km away. Kantābānji is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deharguda (1.9 km), Sihar (2.2 km) and Siharlati (2.2 km).

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

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