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About Gobandia Village

Gobandia is a mid sized village in Balichandrapur tehsil, in the district of Jajapur, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,552, made up of 793 males and 759 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 754205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobandia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobandia village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Jajapur
Tehsil Balichandrapur
Pincode 754205
Area (hectares) 385 hectares
Population 1,552
Male Population 793
Female Population 759
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gobandia compares

By the 2011 count Gobandia is the 18th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents. Its 385 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Gobandia

Gobandia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gobandia as Available within <5 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 Gobandia from other places

Gobandia lies about 35 km from Jajapur, and the nearest railway station is Rajathgarh Junction, about 22 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 Gobandia
Nearest town Bhuban 14 km
Nearest railway station Rajathgarh Junction 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Balichandrapur 35 km
District headquarters Jajapur 35 km

Villages closest to Gobandia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobandia village had a population of 1,552. That makes it the 18th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents.

Gobandia village has 793 males and 759 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobandia has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Gobandia is 754205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobandia covers 385 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gobandia falls under Balichandrapur tehsil of Jajapur district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Gobandia is Rajathgarh Junction, about 22 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 <5 km distance for Gobandia.

Gobandia is about 35 km from Jajapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobandia is in Balichandrapur tehsil of Jajapur district. Bhuban is about 14 km away. Rajathgarh Junction is about 22 km away. Balichandrapur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanachanda Pur (27 km).

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

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