About Gitpahar Village

Gitpahar is a large village in Charama tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,534, made up of 1,270 males and 1,264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1005.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494333, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gitpahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gitpahar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil	Charama
Pincode	494333
Area (hectares)	1005.73 hectares
Population	2,534
Male Population	1,270
Female Population	1,264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gitpahar compares

By the 2011 count Gitpahar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. Its 1005.73 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Gitpahar

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

Gitpahar lies about 37 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Dhamtari, about 26 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 Gitpahar
Tehsil headquarters	Charama	13 km
Nearest town	Kānker	24 km
Nearest railway station	Dhamtari	26 km
District headquarters	Uttar Bastar Kanker	37 km

Villages closest to Gitpahar

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.

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Common questions about Gitpahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gitpahar village had a population of 2,534. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Gitpahar village has 1,270 males and 1,264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gitpahar has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Gitpahar is 494333. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gitpahar covers 1005.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gitpahar is Dhamtari, about 26 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 village for Gitpahar.

Gitpahar is about 37 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.

Gitpahar is in Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Charama is about 13 km away. Kānker is about 24 km away. Dhamtari is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.