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About Gharapada Village

Gharapada is a mid sized village in Bant tehsil, in the district of Bhadrak, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 626, made up of 328 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharapada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharapada village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Bhadrak
Tehsil Bant
Pincode 756114
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 626
Male Population 328
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gharapada compares

By the 2011 count Gharapada is the 23rd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Gharapada

Gharapada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gharapada 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gharapada from other places

Gharapada lies about 10 km from Bhadrak, and the nearest railway station is Kapali Road, about 4.6 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 Gharapada
Nearest railway station Kapali Road 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bant 10 km
District headquarters Bhadrak 10 km

Villages closest to Gharapada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharapada village had a population of 626. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Gharapada village has 328 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharapada has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Gharapada is 756114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharapada covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gharapada falls under Bant tehsil of Bhadrak district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Gharapada is Kapali Road, about 4.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gharapada.

Gharapada is about 10 km from Bhadrak in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharapada is in Bant tehsil of Bhadrak district. Kapali Road is about 4.6 km away. Bant is about 10 km away. Bhadrak is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barapadaratagadia (under 2 km), Barapadi (under 2 km) and Trikona (7.1 km).

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

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