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About Gambharikhol Village

Gambharikhol is a mid sized village in Kantabanji tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 662, made up of 343 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gambharikhol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gambharikhol village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Kantabanji
Pincode 767037
Area (hectares) 181 hectares
Population 662
Male Population 343
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gambharikhol compares

By the 2011 count Gambharikhol is the 21st largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 181 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 1017.

Getting to Gambharikhol

Gambharikhol is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gambharikhol as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gambharikhol from other places

Gambharikhol lies about 57 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Harishanker Rd, about 21 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 Gambharikhol
Nearest town Patnāgarh 20 km
Nearest railway station Harishanker Rd 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Kantabanji 28 km
District headquarters Balangir 57 km

Villages closest to Gambharikhol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gambharikhol village had a population of 662. That makes it the 21st largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Gambharikhol village has 343 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gambharikhol has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Gambharikhol is 767037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gambharikhol covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gambharikhol falls under Kantabanji tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Gambharikhol is Harishanker Rd, about 21 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 10+ km distance for Gambharikhol.

Gambharikhol is about 57 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gambharikhol is in Kantabanji tehsil of Balangir district. Patnāgarh is about 20 km away. Harishanker Rd is about 21 km away. Kantabanji is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagbahal (5.1 km), Karuamunda (12 km) and Pagania (24 km).

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

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