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About Gatapar Village

Gatapar is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 699, made up of 368 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gatapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gatapar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 339.38 hectares
Population 699
Male Population 368
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gatapar compares

By the 2011 count Gatapar is the 101st largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 339.38 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Gatapar

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

Gatapar lies about 48 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 37 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 Gatapar
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 14 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 14 km
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 37 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 48 km

Villages closest to Gatapar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gatapar village had a population of 699. That makes it the 101st largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Gatapar village has 368 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gatapar has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Gatapar is 491881. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gatapar covers 339.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gatapar falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gatapar is Jatkanhar, about 37 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 Gatapar.

Gatapar is about 48 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gatapar is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 14 km away. Khairāgarh is about 14 km away. Jatkanhar is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadadih (under 2 km), Katangikhurd (2.8 km) and Archedabri (2.9 km).

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

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