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About Ertal Village

Ertal is a large village in Basudebpur tehsil, in the district of Bhadrak, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,453, made up of 2,233 males and 2,220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 549 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ertal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ertal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Bhadrak
Tehsil Basudebpur
Pincode 756124
Area (hectares) 549 hectares
Population 4,453
Male Population 2,233
Female Population 2,220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ertal compares

By the 2011 count Ertal is the 4th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,439 residents. Its 549 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Ertal

Ertal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ertal 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. The nearest villages by name are Chandia, Chhatria, Chudamani and Dikhitabindha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ertal

As per the Census of India 2011, Ertal village had a population of 4,453. That makes it the 4th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,439 residents.

Ertal village has 2,233 males and 2,220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ertal has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Ertal is 756124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ertal covers 549 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ertal falls under Basudebpur tehsil of Bhadrak district in Odisha.

The census record for Ertal notes the nearest railway station 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 Ertal.

Ertal is in Basudebpur tehsil of Bhadrak district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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