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About Girola Village

Girola is a mid sized village in Salekasa tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 780, made up of 402 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441916, 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 Salekasa
Pincode 441916
Area (hectares) 270.1 hectares
Population 780
Male Population 402
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Girola compares

By the 2011 count Girola is the 48th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 270.1 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Girola

The census records public bus service for Girola as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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
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 Salekasa 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 780. That makes it the 48th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Girola village has 402 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girola has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Girola is 441916. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Girola covers 270.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Girola falls under Salekasa 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 <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district. Salekasa is about 2.8 km away. Dongargarh is about 32 km away. Gondiya is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Isanatola (under 2 km), Sonartola (under 2 km) and Bhadipar (under 2 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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