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About Gahirasimulia Village

Gahirasimulia is a small village in Basta tehsil, in the district of Baleshwar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 73 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahirasimulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahirasimulia village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Baleshwar
Tehsil Basta
Pincode 756029
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 154
Male Population 73
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gahirasimulia compares

By the 2011 count Gahirasimulia is the 122nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 617 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Gahirasimulia

Gahirasimulia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gahirasimulia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gahirasimulia from other places

Gahirasimulia lies about 33 km from Baleshwar, and the nearest railway station is Amarda Road, about 6.6 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 Gahirasimulia
Nearest railway station Amarda Road 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Basta 9.8 km
Nearest town Jaleshwar 13 km
District headquarters Baleshwar 33 km

Villages closest to Gahirasimulia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahirasimulia village had a population of 154. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 617 residents.

Gahirasimulia village has 73 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahirasimulia has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Gahirasimulia is 756029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahirasimulia covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gahirasimulia falls under Basta tehsil of Baleshwar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Gahirasimulia is Amarda Road, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gahirasimulia.

Gahirasimulia is about 33 km from Baleshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahirasimulia is in Basta tehsil of Baleshwar district. Amarda Road is about 6.6 km away. Basta is about 9.8 km away. Jaleshwar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakrada (2.7 km), Bagaldiha (3.1 km) and Baigandiha (3.1 km).

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

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