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About Girra Village

Girra is a mid sized village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,607, made up of 782 males and 825 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 472.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Palari
Pincode 493888
Area (hectares) 472.57 hectares
Population 1,607
Male Population 782
Female Population 825
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Girra compares

By the 2011 count Girra is the 37th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 472.57 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Girra

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

Girra lies about 57 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 32 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 Girra
Tehsil headquarters Palari 7.4 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 20 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 32 km
District headquarters Raipur 57 km

Villages closest to Girra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Girra village had a population of 1,607. That makes it the 37th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Girra village has 782 males and 825 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girra has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

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

Girra covers 472.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Girra falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Girra is Hathbandh, about 32 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 Girra.

Girra is about 57 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girra is in Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about 7.4 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 20 km away. Hathbandh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patharidih (2.2 km), Kodawa (3.1 km) and Singhora (3.1 km).

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

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