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About Getra Village

Getra is a mid sized village in Lakhanpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,758, made up of 881 males and 877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1019.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Getra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Getra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Lakhanpur
Pincode 497116
Area (hectares) 1019.71 hectares
Population 1,758
Male Population 881
Female Population 877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Getra compares

By the 2011 count Getra is the 16th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 1019.71 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Getra

Getra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Getra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dand Kesra, Dara, Dhanaura and Dhodha Kesra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Getra

As per the Census of India 2011, Getra village had a population of 1,758. That makes it the 16th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Getra village has 881 males and 877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Getra has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Getra is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Getra covers 1019.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Getra falls under Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Getra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Getra.

Getra is in Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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