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About Gidhali Village

Gidhali is a small village in Charama tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 415, made up of 207 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 617.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gidhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidhali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Charama
Pincode 494337
Area (hectares) 617.74 hectares
Population 415
Male Population 207
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gidhali compares

By the 2011 count Gidhali is the 88th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. Its 617.74 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Gidhali

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

Gidhali lies about 27 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 21 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 Gidhali
Tehsil headquarters Charama 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Gudum 21 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 23 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 27 km

Villages closest to Gidhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidhali village had a population of 415. That makes it the 88th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Gidhali village has 207 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidhali has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Gidhali is 494337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gidhali covers 617.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gidhali falls under Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gidhali is Gudum, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gidhali.

Gidhali 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.

Gidhali is in Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Charama is about 9.5 km away. Gudum is about 21 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratedih (2.9 km), Kurrutola (3.4 km) and Tirkadand (3.9 km).

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

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