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About Gitkera Village

Gitkera is a mid sized village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,379, made up of 699 males and 680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 522.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gitkera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gitkera village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Palari
Pincode 493196
Area (hectares) 522.4 hectares
Population 1,379
Male Population 699
Female Population 680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gitkera compares

By the 2011 count Gitkera is the 54th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 522.4 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Gitkera

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

Gitkera lies about 58 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 24 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 Gitkera
Tehsil headquarters Palari 9.2 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 14 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 24 km
District headquarters Raipur 58 km

Villages closest to Gitkera

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 Gitkera

As per the Census of India 2011, Gitkera village had a population of 1,379. That makes it the 54th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Gitkera village has 699 males and 680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gitkera has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Gitkera is 493196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gitkera covers 522.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gitkera falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gitkera is Bhatapara, about 24 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 Gitkera.

Gitkera is about 58 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gitkera is in Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about 9.2 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 14 km away. Bhatapara is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodtara (under 2 km), Aurasi (under 2 km) and Parsadih (1.7 km).

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

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