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About Khalia Village

Khalia is a mid sized village in Patnagarh tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 816, made up of 424 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 432 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khalia village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Patnagarh
Pincode 767027
Area (hectares) 432 hectares
Population 816
Male Population 424
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khalia compares

By the 2011 count Khalia is the 50th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 743 residents. Its 432 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 Khalia

Khalia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khalia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Khalia from other places

Khalia lies about 54 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Harishanker Rd, about 47 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 Khalia
Tehsil headquarters Patnagarh 29 km
Nearest town Patnāgarh 29 km
Nearest railway station Harishanker Rd 47 km
District headquarters Balangir 54 km

Villages closest to Khalia

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 Khalia

As per the Census of India 2011, Khalia village had a population of 816. That makes it the 50th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 743 residents.

Khalia village has 424 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khalia has about 925 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 Khalia is 767027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khalia covers 432 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khalia falls under Patnagarh tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Khalia is Harishanker Rd, about 47 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khalia.

Khalia is about 54 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khalia is in Patnagarh tehsil of Balangir district. Patnagarh is about 29 km away. Patnāgarh is about 29 km away. Harishanker Rd is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tendapadar (under 2 km), Mundomahul (2.0 km) and Badjhankarpali (2.9 km).

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

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