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About Ghanteswar Village

Ghanteswar is a small village in Bansada tehsil, in the district of Bhadrak, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 197 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghanteswar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanteswar village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Bhadrak
Tehsil Bansada
Pincode 756129
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 197
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghanteswar compares

By the 2011 count Ghanteswar is the 78th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Ghanteswar

Ghanteswar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghanteswar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ghanteswar from other places

Ghanteswar lies about 32 km from Bhadrak, and the nearest railway station is Bhadrak Junction, about 34 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 Ghanteswar
Tehsil headquarters Bansada 9.6 km
Nearest town Bāsudebpur 22 km
District headquarters Bhadrak 32 km
Nearest railway station Bhadrak Junction 34 km

Villages closest to Ghanteswar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanteswar village had a population of 366. That makes it the 78th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Ghanteswar village has 197 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanteswar has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Ghanteswar is 756129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghanteswar covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghanteswar falls under Bansada tehsil of Bhadrak district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Ghanteswar is Bhadrak Junction, about 34 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghanteswar.

Ghanteswar is about 32 km from Bhadrak in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanteswar is in Bansada tehsil of Bhadrak district. Bansada is about 9.6 km away. Bāsudebpur is about 22 km away. Bhadrak is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghakolha (4.9 km), Barakolha (4.9 km) and Garakolha (4.9 km).

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

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