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About Bahabal Village

Bahabal is a mid sized village in Belpara tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,262, made up of 623 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 616 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahabal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahabal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Belpara
Pincode 767026
Area (hectares) 616 hectares
Population 1,262
Male Population 623
Female Population 639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahabal compares

By the 2011 count Bahabal is the 19th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,001 residents. Its 616 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Bahabal

Bahabal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bahabal as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bahabal from other places

Bahabal lies about 89 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Turekala Road, about 19 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 Bahabal
Nearest railway station Turekala Road 19 km
Nearest town Kantābānji 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Belpara 34 km
District headquarters Balangir 89 km

Villages closest to Bahabal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahabal village had a population of 1,262. That makes it the 19th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,001 residents.

Bahabal village has 623 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahabal has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Bahabal is 767026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahabal covers 616 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahabal falls under Belpara tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Bahabal is Turekala Road, about 19 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bahabal.

Bahabal is about 89 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahabal is in Belpara tehsil of Balangir district. Turekala Road is about 19 km away. Kantābānji is about 25 km away. Belpara 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 Nagphena (9.9 km), Semelpali (22 km) and Bangomundabahal (26 km).

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

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