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About Gambhari Village

Gambhari is a large village in Khaprakhol tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,428, made up of 1,240 males and 1,188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 809 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gambhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gambhari village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Khaprakhol
Pincode 767027
Area (hectares) 809 hectares
Population 2,428
Male Population 1,240
Female Population 1,188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gambhari compares

By the 2011 count Gambhari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 772 residents. Its 809 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Gambhari

Gambhari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gambhari 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gambhari from other places

Gambhari 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 Gambhari
Tehsil headquarters Khaprakhol 8.8 km
Nearest town Patnāgarh 20 km
Nearest railway station Harishanker Rd 21 km
District headquarters Balangir 57 km

Villages closest to Gambhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gambhari village had a population of 2,428. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 772 residents.

Gambhari village has 1,240 males and 1,188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gambhari has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Gambhari is 767027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gambhari covers 809 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gambhari falls under Khaprakhol tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Gambhari 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gambhari.

Gambhari 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.

Gambhari is in Khaprakhol tehsil of Balangir district. Khaprakhol is about 8.8 km away. Patnāgarh is about 20 km away. Harishanker Rd is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barbahal (5.1 km), Dhandamunda (8.4 km) and Khaprakhol (8.8 km).

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

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