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About Ghirgholi Village

Ghirgholi is a mid sized village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 868, made up of 425 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghirgholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghirgholi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 493222
Area (hectares) 264.15 hectares
Population 868
Male Population 425
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghirgholi compares

By the 2011 count Ghirgholi is the 68th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 264.15 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 1014.

Getting to Ghirgholi

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

Ghirgholi lies about 53 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Murhipar, about 45 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 Ghirgholi
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan 6.5 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 18 km
Nearest railway station Murhipar 45 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 53 km

Villages closest to Ghirgholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghirgholi village had a population of 868. That makes it the 68th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Ghirgholi village has 425 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghirgholi has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Ghirgholi is 493222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghirgholi covers 264.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghirgholi falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghirgholi is Murhipar, about 45 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 Ghirgholi.

Ghirgholi is about 53 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghirgholi is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 6.5 km away. Khairāgarh is about 18 km away. Murhipar is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gabhra (under 2 km), Shakha (under 2 km) and Bhorampur (2.6 km).

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

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