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About Barhamunda Village

Barhamunda is a small village in Patnagarh tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 183 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhamunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhamunda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Patnagarh
Pincode 767025
Area (hectares) 352 hectares
Population 355
Male Population 183
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhamunda compares

By the 2011 count Barhamunda is the 98th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 743 residents. Its 352 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Barhamunda

Barhamunda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barhamunda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Barhamunda from other places

Barhamunda lies about 41 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Loisingha, about 34 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 Barhamunda
Tehsil headquarters Patnagarh 29 km
Nearest town Patnāgarh 29 km
Nearest railway station Loisingha 34 km
District headquarters Balangir 41 km

Villages closest to Barhamunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhamunda village had a population of 355. That makes it the 98th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 743 residents.

Barhamunda village has 183 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhamunda has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Barhamunda is 767025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhamunda covers 352 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barhamunda falls under Patnagarh tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Barhamunda is Loisingha, about 34 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 5 - 10 km distance for Barhamunda.

Barhamunda is about 41 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhamunda is in Patnagarh tehsil of Balangir district. Patnagarh is about 29 km away. Patnāgarh is about 29 km away. Loisingha 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 Jalpali (1.8 km), Changria (5.0 km) and Damkipali (6.1 km).

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

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