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About Girhola Village

Girhola is a mid sized village in Charama tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,070, made up of 532 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girhola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girhola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Charama
Pincode 494337
Area (hectares) 150.8 hectares
Population 1,070
Male Population 532
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Girhola compares

By the 2011 count Girhola is the 37th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. Its 150.8 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Girhola

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

Girhola lies about 28 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 29 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 Girhola
Tehsil headquarters Charama under 2 km
Nearest town Kānker 28 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 28 km
Nearest railway station Gudum 29 km

Villages closest to Girhola

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 Girhola

As per the Census of India 2011, Girhola village had a population of 1,070. That makes it the 37th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Girhola village has 532 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girhola has about 1011 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 Girhola is 494337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Girhola covers 150.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Girhola is Gudum, about 29 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 km distance for Girhola.

Girhola is about 28 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.

Girhola is in Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Charama is about under 2 km away. Kānker is about 28 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghotola (under 2 km), Charbhatha (under 2 km) and Dargahan (1.7 km).

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

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