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About Ghikudiya Village

Ghikudiya is a small village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 83, made up of 35 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,371 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghikudiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghikudiya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491445
Area (hectares) 243.89 hectares
Population 83
Male Population 35
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,371
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghikudiya compares

By the 2011 count Ghikudiya is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 243.89 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Ghikudiya

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

Ghikudiya lies about 32 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 14 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 Ghikudiya
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 14 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 32 km

Villages closest to Ghikudiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghikudiya village had a population of 83. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Ghikudiya village has 35 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghikudiya has about 1371 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Ghikudiya is 491445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghikudiya covers 243.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghikudiya falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghikudiya is Jatkanhar, about 14 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 Ghikudiya.

Ghikudiya is about 32 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghikudiya is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Jatkanhar is about 14 km away. Dongargarh is about 14 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Totalbharri (under 2 km), Ghothiya (under 2 km) and Dangbora (3.2 km).

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

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