About Gaurishankar Nagar Village

Gaurishankar Nagar is a mid sized village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 695, made up of 355 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaurishankar Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurishankar Nagar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil	Pakhanjur
Pincode	494115
Area (hectares)	210.1 hectares
Population	695
Male Population	355
Female Population	340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaurishankar Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Gaurishankar Nagar is the 72nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 210.1 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Gaurishankar Nagar

Gaurishankar Nagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaurishankar Nagar 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. The nearest villages by name are Durgapur, Dwarkapuri, Enahura and Gattakal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gaurishankar Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurishankar Nagar village had a population of 695. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Gaurishankar Nagar village has 355 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurishankar Nagar has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Gaurishankar Nagar is 494115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaurishankar Nagar covers 210.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaurishankar Nagar falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Gaurishankar Nagar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Gaurishankar Nagar.

Gaurishankar Nagar is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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