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About Gatapar Village

Gatapar is a mid sized village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,694, made up of 833 males and 861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gatapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gatapar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Palari
Pincode 493228
Area (hectares) 511.13 hectares
Population 1,694
Male Population 833
Female Population 861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gatapar compares

By the 2011 count Gatapar is the 34th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 511.13 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Gatapar

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

Gatapar lies about 62 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 25 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 Gatapar
Tehsil headquarters Palari 5.8 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 11 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 25 km
District headquarters Raipur 62 km

Villages closest to Gatapar

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 Gatapar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gatapar village had a population of 1,694. That makes it the 34th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Gatapar village has 833 males and 861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gatapar has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Gatapar is 493228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gatapar covers 511.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gatapar falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gatapar is Bhatapara, about 25 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 Gatapar.

Gatapar is about 62 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gatapar is in Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about 5.8 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 11 km away. Bhatapara is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belha (under 2 km), Achholi (2.7 km) and Parsadih (3.1 km).

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

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