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About Gattagudum Village

Gattagudum is a mid sized village in Narharpur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 525, made up of 253 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gattagudum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gattagudum village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Narharpur
Pincode 494335
Area (hectares) 274.93 hectares
Population 525
Male Population 253
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gattagudum compares

By the 2011 count Gattagudum is the 87th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 274.93 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Gattagudum

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

Gattagudum lies about 53 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Dhamtari, about 54 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 Gattagudum
Tehsil headquarters Narharpur 24 km
Nearest town Kānker 26 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 53 km
Nearest railway station Dhamtari 54 km

Villages closest to Gattagudum

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gattagudum village had a population of 525. That makes it the 87th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Gattagudum village has 253 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gattagudum has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Gattagudum is 494335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gattagudum covers 274.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gattagudum falls under Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gattagudum is Dhamtari, about 54 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 Gattagudum.

Gattagudum is about 53 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.

Gattagudum is in Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Narharpur is about 24 km away. Kānker is about 26 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhimadih (under 2 km), Anchhidongri (2.3 km) and Nayapara (2.8 km).

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

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