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About Gandhana Village

Gandhana is a mid sized village in Kuakhia tehsil, in the district of Jajapur, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,078, made up of 547 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 755009, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhana village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Jajapur
Tehsil Kuakhia
Pincode 755009
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 1,078
Male Population 547
Female Population 531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 Gandhana compares

By the 2011 count Gandhana is the 22nd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Gandhana

Gandhana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gandhana 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. The nearest villages by name are Dialakhandi, Dianchhak, Dihikuransa and Ekatala. 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 Gandhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhana village had a population of 1,078. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Gandhana village has 547 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhana has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Gandhana is 755009. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhana covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gandhana falls under Kuakhia tehsil of Jajapur district in Odisha.

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

Gandhana is in Kuakhia tehsil of Jajapur 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 Gandhana today is likely to be higher.

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