About Ghagara Village

Ghagara is a mid sized village in Belpara tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,106, made up of 530 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 531 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghagara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghagara village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Balangir
Tehsil	Belpara
Pincode	767026
Area (hectares)	531 hectares
Population	1,106
Male Population	530
Female Population	576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,087
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghagara compares

By the 2011 count Ghagara is the 24th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,001 residents. Its 531 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Ghagara

Ghagara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghagara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghagara from other places

Ghagara lies about 58 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Turekala Road, about 17 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 Ghagara
Tehsil headquarters	Belpara	9.8 km
Nearest railway station	Turekala Road	17 km
Nearest town	Patnāgarh	21 km
District headquarters	Balangir	58 km

Villages closest to Ghagara

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.

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Common questions about Ghagara

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghagara village had a population of 1,106. That makes it the 24th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,001 residents.

Ghagara village has 530 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghagara has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

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

Ghagara covers 531 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghagara falls under Belpara tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Ghagara is Turekala Road, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghagara.

Ghagara is about 58 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghagara is in Belpara tehsil of Balangir district. Belpara is about 9.8 km away. Turekala Road is about 17 km away. Patnāgarh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.