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About Gadhidih Village

Gadhidih is a mid sized village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 979, made up of 501 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadhidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadhidih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Palari
Pincode 493526
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 979
Male Population 501
Female Population 478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadhidih compares

By the 2011 count Gadhidih is the 79th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Gadhidih

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

Gadhidih lies about 78 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 34 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 Gadhidih
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Palari 14 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 34 km
District headquarters Raipur 78 km

Villages closest to Gadhidih

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 Gadhidih

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadhidih village had a population of 979. That makes it the 79th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Gadhidih village has 501 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadhidih has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Gadhidih is 493526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadhidih covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadhidih falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gadhidih is Nipania, about 34 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 Gadhidih.

Gadhidih is about 78 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadhidih is in Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bāzār is about 13 km away. Palari is about 14 km away. Nipania is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lachchanpur (1.8 km), Mallin (2.0 km) and Tilda (2.2 km).

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

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