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About Gawadi Village

Gawadi is a small village in Antagarh tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 228, made up of 110 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gawadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawadi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Antagarh
Pincode 494661
Area (hectares) 263.54 hectares
Population 228
Male Population 110
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gawadi compares

By the 2011 count Gawadi is the 120th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 263.54 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1018.

Getting to Gawadi

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

Gawadi lies about 47 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker. 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 Gawadi
Nearest town Nārāinpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Antagarh 32 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 47 km

Villages closest to Gawadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawadi village had a population of 228. That makes it the 120th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Gawadi village has 110 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawadi has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Gawadi is 494661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gawadi covers 263.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gawadi falls under Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Gawadi 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 10+ km distance for Gawadi.

Gawadi is about 47 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gawadi is in Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Nārāinpur is about 15 km away. Antagarh is about 32 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kudhurpal (1.8 km), Chapai (2.6 km) and Raye (3.6 km).

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

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