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About Ghantamal Village

Ghantamal is a mid sized village in Saintala tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,269, made up of 641 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 641 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghantamal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghantamal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Saintala
Pincode 767032
Area (hectares) 641 hectares
Population 1,269
Male Population 641
Female Population 628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
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 Ghantamal compares

By the 2011 count Ghantamal is the 17th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 809 residents. Its 641 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Ghantamal

Ghantamal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghantamal 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhunkeda, Dukalghat, Dukerchanchara and Ekagudi. 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 Ghantamal

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghantamal village had a population of 1,269. That makes it the 17th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 809 residents.

Ghantamal village has 641 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghantamal has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Ghantamal is 767032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghantamal covers 641 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghantamal falls under Saintala tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The census record for Ghantamal notes the nearest railway station 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 Ghantamal.

Ghantamal is in Saintala 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 Ghantamal today is likely to be higher.

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