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About Girola Village

Girola is a mid sized village in Amgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,043, made up of 504 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 690 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girola village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Amgaon
Pincode 441601
Area (hectares) 690 hectares
Population 1,043
Male Population 504
Female Population 539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Girola compares

By the 2011 count Girola is the 45th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents. Its 690 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Girola

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

Girola lies about 34 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, about 2.8 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 Girola
Nearest railway station Salekasa 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Amgaon 13 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 32 km
District headquarters Gondiya 34 km

Villages closest to Girola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Girola village had a population of 1,043. That makes it the 45th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents.

Girola village has 504 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girola has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Girola is 441601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Girola covers 690 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Girola falls under Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Girola is Salekasa, about 2.8 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 within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Girola.

Girola is about 34 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girola is in Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Salekasa is about 2.8 km away. Amgaon is about 13 km away. Dongargarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pangaon (6.2 km), Marartola (6.5 km) and Anjora (6.7 km).

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

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