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Chhattisgarh: Six cattle die at temporary shelter in Bilaspur after heavy rains; villagers claim toll 30
Reported by Deccan Herald.
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Gidhauri is a village in Beltara mandal, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. It has a population of 1,503 across 337 households, with a literacy rate of 65.8%. The village is located at 21.387°N, 82.170°E.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
shiv narayan kashyap
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- LGD code
- 438700
- Pincode
- 495442
- Post office
- Ratanpur (Bilaspur)
- Population
- 1,503
- Households
- 337
- Literacy rate
- 65.8%
- Sex ratio
- 905 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 657
- Distance to district centre
- 35 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 2 km
- Distance to Raipur
- 58 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 589 km
- Nearest railway station
- Belsonda · 29 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital Tumgaon · 21 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Gidhauri compares
By population, Gidhauri ranks #24 of 42 villages in Beltara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.8%
+4.6% vs mandal average
Gidhauri65.8%
Beltara mandal61.2%
Bilaspur district59.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
905
−61 vs mandal average
Gidhauri905
Beltara mandal966
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.1 vs mandal average
Gidhauri4.5
Beltara mandal4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gidhauri at a glance
Gidhauri is a village of 1,503 people in 337 households (Census 2011) in Beltara tehsil, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, the 24th-largest of 42 villages in Beltara tehsil. Literacy is 66%, 5 points above the tehsil average of 61% and the sex ratio is 905 women per 1,000 men. It lies 35 km from the Bilaspur district centre, 29 km from Belsonda railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 495442, served by Ratanpur (Bilaspur) post office; the LGD village code is 438700. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Tumgaon, 21 km away. The sarpanch is shiv narayan kashyap, and the village votes in Kasdol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sandeep Sahu. The population is estimated at 1,772 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gidhauri
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- BILASPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GIDHAURI
- Total area (ha)
- 263.41
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 172
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gidhauri
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gidhauri
- LGD code
- 438700
- Pincode
- 495442
- Post office
- Ratanpur (Bilaspur)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,503
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,772
- Households
- 337
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 905
- Literacy rate
- 65.8%
- Coordinates
- 21.38687°N, 82.17022°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Janjgir-Champa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kasdol
- Member of Parliament
- Kamlesh Jangde
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sandeep Sahu
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- shiv narayan kashyap
- Block / Mandal
- Beltara
Getting there
How to reach Gidhauri
Distance to cities · straight line
- Raipur58 kmcapital
- Hyderabad589 km
- Kolkata652 km
- Chennai945 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBelsonda29 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Tumgaon21 km
- ATM / bankpnb37 km
- Collegeshyam balaji college31 km
- Police stationDharsiva police station52 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Gidhauri
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)