About Gedgaon Village

Gedgaon is a small village in Antagarh tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 384, made up of 193 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gedgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gedgaon village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil	Antagarh
Pincode	494665
Area (hectares)	248.08 hectares
Population	384
Male Population	193
Female Population	191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gedgaon compares

By the 2011 count Gedgaon is the 70th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 248.08 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Gedgaon

Gedgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gedgaon 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gedgaon from other places

Gedgaon lies about 27 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 Gedgaon
Tehsil headquarters	Antagarh	19 km
District headquarters	Uttar Bastar Kanker	27 km
Nearest town	Kānker	30 km

Villages closest to Gedgaon

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.

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Common questions about Gedgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Gedgaon village had a population of 384. That makes it the 70th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Gedgaon village has 193 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gedgaon has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

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

Gedgaon covers 248.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Gedgaon 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 Gedgaon.

Gedgaon is about 27 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.

Gedgaon is in Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Antagarh is about 19 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 27 km away. Kānker is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.