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About Gaitra Village

Gaitra is a mid sized village in Tilda tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 892, made up of 456 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaitra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaitra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Tilda
Pincode 497778
Area (hectares) 342.25 hectares
Population 892
Male Population 456
Female Population 436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaitra compares

By the 2011 count Gaitra is the 95th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 342.25 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 well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Gaitra

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

Gaitra lies about 34 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baikunth, about 7.4 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 Gaitra
Nearest railway station Baikunth 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilda 11 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 11 km
District headquarters Raipur 34 km

Villages closest to Gaitra

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 Gaitra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaitra village had a population of 892. That makes it the 95th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Gaitra village has 456 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaitra has about 956 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 997.

The pincode recorded for Gaitra is 497778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaitra covers 342.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaitra falls under Tilda tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gaitra is Baikunth, about 7.4 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 Gaitra.

Gaitra is about 34 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaitra is in Tilda tehsil of Raipur district. Baikunth is about 7.4 km away. Tilda is about 11 km away. Tilda Newra is about 11 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 (2.2 km), Khamhariya (2.5 km) and Khapri (2.6 km).

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

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