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About Gadagauri Village

Gadagauri 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 1,278, made up of 623 males and 655 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 977.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadagauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadagauri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Charama
Pincode 494337
Area (hectares) 977.77 hectares
Population 1,278
Male Population 623
Female Population 655
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadagauri compares

By the 2011 count Gadagauri is the 21st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. Its 977.77 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Gadagauri

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

Gadagauri lies about 23 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 28 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 Gadagauri
Tehsil headquarters Charama 6.5 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 23 km
Nearest town Kānker 23 km
Nearest railway station Gudum 28 km

Villages closest to Gadagauri

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 Gadagauri

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadagauri village had a population of 1,278. That makes it the 21st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Gadagauri village has 623 males and 655 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadagauri has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

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

Gadagauri covers 977.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gadagauri is Gudum, about 28 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 Gadagauri.

Gadagauri is about 23 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.

Gadagauri is in Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Charama is about 6.5 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 23 km away. Kānker 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 Badegauri (under 2 km), Barkachhar (1.9 km) and Lilejhar (2.3 km).

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

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