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About Gawadekhasgaon Village

Gawadekhasgaon is a mid sized village in Antagarh tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 525, made up of 251 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 437.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gawadekhasgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawadekhasgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Antagarh
Pincode 494665
Area (hectares) 437.15 hectares
Population 525
Male Population 251
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gawadekhasgaon compares

By the 2011 count Gawadekhasgaon is the 43rd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 437.15 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 Gawadekhasgaon

Gawadekhasgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gawadekhasgaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gawadekhasgaon from other places

Gawadekhasgaon lies about 14 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 Gawadekhasgaon
Tehsil headquarters Antagarh 14 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 14 km
Nearest town Kānker 26 km

Villages closest to Gawadekhasgaon

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 Gawadekhasgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawadekhasgaon village had a population of 525. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Gawadekhasgaon village has 251 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawadekhasgaon has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Gawadekhasgaon is 494665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gawadekhasgaon covers 437.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Gawadekhasgaon 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 km distance for Gawadekhasgaon.

Gawadekhasgaon is about 14 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.

Gawadekhasgaon is in Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Antagarh is about 14 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 14 km away. Kānker is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padhargaon (1.9 km), Tahkantola (3.4 km) and Bodagaon (3.6 km).

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

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