About Gaurgaon Village

Gaurgaon is a mid sized village in Kanker tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 593, made up of 298 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaurgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurgaon village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil	Kanker
Pincode	494336
Area (hectares)	200.12 hectares
Population	593
Male Population	298
Female Population	295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaurgaon compares

By the 2011 count Gaurgaon is the 59th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 200.12 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 1036.

Getting to Gaurgaon

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

Gaurgaon lies about 24 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 38 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 Gaurgaon
Tehsil headquarters	Kanker	11 km
Nearest town	Kānker	11 km
District headquarters	Uttar Bastar Kanker	24 km
Nearest railway station	Gudum	38 km

Villages closest to Gaurgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurgaon village had a population of 593. That makes it the 59th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Gaurgaon village has 298 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurgaon has about 990 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 1036.

The pincode recorded for Gaurgaon is 494336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaurgaon covers 200.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaurgaon falls under Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gaurgaon is Gudum, about 38 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 Gaurgaon.

Gaurgaon is about 24 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.

Gaurgaon is in Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Kanker is about 11 km away. Kānker is about 11 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.