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About Khujen Village

Khujen is a mid sized village in Turekela tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 319 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khujen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khujen village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Turekela
Pincode 767038
Area (hectares) 481 hectares
Population 657
Male Population 319
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khujen compares

By the 2011 count Khujen is the 22nd largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 696 residents. Its 481 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Khujen

Khujen is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khujen as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khujen from other places

Khujen lies about 85 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Turekala Road, about 15 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 Khujen
Tehsil headquarters Turekela 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Turekala Road 15 km
Nearest town Kantābānji 21 km
District headquarters Balangir 85 km

Villages closest to Khujen

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khujen village had a population of 657. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 696 residents.

Khujen village has 319 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khujen has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Khujen is 767038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khujen covers 481 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khujen falls under Turekela tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Khujen is Turekala Road, about 15 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 km distance for Khujen.

Khujen is about 85 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khujen is in Turekela tehsil of Balangir district. Turekela is about 9.4 km away. Turekala Road is about 15 km away. Kantābānji 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 Kadobeda (under 2 km), Badbanki (3.5 km) and Ghunesh (3.6 km).

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

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