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About Gahirabhedi Village

Gahirabhedi is a mid sized village in Chhuriya tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,371, made up of 671 males and 700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahirabhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahirabhedi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuriya
Pincode 491668
Area (hectares) 490.42 hectares
Population 1,371
Male Population 671
Female Population 700
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahirabhedi compares

By the 2011 count Gahirabhedi is the 19th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 490.42 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Gahirabhedi

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

Gahirabhedi lies about 41 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, about 26 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 Gahirabhedi
Tehsil headquarters Chhuriya 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Paniajob 26 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 28 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 41 km

Villages closest to Gahirabhedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahirabhedi village had a population of 1,371. That makes it the 19th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Gahirabhedi village has 671 males and 700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahirabhedi has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Gahirabhedi is 491668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahirabhedi covers 490.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gahirabhedi falls under Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gahirabhedi is Paniajob, about 26 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 Gahirabhedi.

Gahirabhedi is about 41 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahirabhedi is in Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuriya is about 6.7 km away. Paniajob is about 26 km away. Dongargarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bairagi Bhendi (under 2 km), Bholapur (2.4 km) and Jhala Tola (2.5 km).

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

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