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About Ghagrul Village

Ghagrul is a large village in Belpara tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,282, made up of 1,151 males and 1,131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 624 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghagrul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghagrul village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Belpara
Pincode 767026
Area (hectares) 624 hectares
Population 2,282
Male Population 1,151
Female Population 1,131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghagrul compares

By the 2011 count Ghagrul is the 5th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,001 residents. Its 624 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Ghagrul

Ghagrul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghagrul as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhourakhaman, Dhungiamunda, Dudukamal and Dunguiguda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ghagrul

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghagrul village had a population of 2,282. That makes it the 5th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,001 residents.

Ghagrul village has 1,151 males and 1,131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghagrul has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

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

Ghagrul covers 624 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghagrul falls under Belpara tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The census record for Ghagrul notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Ghagrul is in Belpara tehsil of Balangir district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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