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About Gandharla Village

Gandharla is a mid sized village in Sindhekela tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,967, made up of 978 males and 989 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandharla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandharla village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Sindhekela
Pincode 767035
Area (hectares) 374 hectares
Population 1,967
Male Population 978
Female Population 989
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandharla compares

By the 2011 count Gandharla is the 6th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 374 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Gandharla

Gandharla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gandharla as Available within 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 Gandharla from other places

Gandharla lies about 81 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Muribahal, about 22 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 Gandharla
Tehsil headquarters Sindhekela 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Muribahal 22 km
Nearest town Titlāgarh 26 km
District headquarters Balangir 81 km

Villages closest to Gandharla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandharla village had a population of 1,967. That makes it the 6th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Gandharla village has 978 males and 989 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandharla has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Gandharla is 767035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandharla covers 374 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandharla falls under Sindhekela tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Gandharla is Muribahal, about 22 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 village for Gandharla.

Gandharla is about 81 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandharla is in Sindhekela tehsil of Balangir district. Sindhekela is about 2.9 km away. Muribahal is about 22 km away. Titlāgarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sindhekela (2.9 km), Chhatabhata (8.6 km) and Beherabhata (9.1 km).

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

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