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About Gaurkheda Village

Gaurkheda is a mid sized village in Tilda tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 853, made up of 425 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 537.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaurkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurkheda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Tilda
Pincode 493225
Area (hectares) 537.15 hectares
Population 853
Male Population 425
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaurkheda compares

By the 2011 count Gaurkheda is the 100th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 537.15 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Gaurkheda

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

Gaurkheda lies about 36 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baikunth, about 10 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 Gaurkheda
Nearest railway station Baikunth 10 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilda 12 km
District headquarters Raipur 36 km

Villages closest to Gaurkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurkheda village had a population of 853. That makes it the 100th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Gaurkheda village has 425 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurkheda has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Gaurkheda is 493225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaurkheda covers 537.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaurkheda falls under Tilda tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gaurkheda is Baikunth, about 10 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 Gaurkheda.

Gaurkheda is about 36 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaurkheda is in Tilda tehsil of Raipur district. Baikunth is about 10 km away. Tilda Newra is about 11 km away. Tilda is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chicholi (under 2 km), Bharuwadih Khurd (2.9 km) and Pachdeori (3.1 km).

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

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