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About Gharla Village

Gharla is a small village in Jayapatna tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 239, made up of 131 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharla village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Jayapatna
Pincode 766013
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 239
Male Population 131
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
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 Gharla compares

By the 2011 count Gharla is the 105th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,184 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Gharla

Gharla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gharla 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 Gharla from other places

Gharla lies about 5.4 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Nayagarh Town, about 1.8 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 Gharla
Nearest railway station Nayagarh Town 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Jayapatna 5.4 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 5.4 km
Nearest town Khordha 51 km

Villages closest to Gharla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharla village had a population of 239. That makes it the 105th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,184 residents.

Gharla village has 131 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharla has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Gharla is 766013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharla covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gharla falls under Jayapatna tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Gharla is Nayagarh Town, about 1.8 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 Gharla.

Gharla is about 5.4 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharla is in Jayapatna tehsil of Kalahandi district. Nayagarh Town is about 1.8 km away. Jayapatna is about 5.4 km away. Kalahandi is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chirka (5.7 km), Bankapala (9.0 km) and Podakhol (12 km).

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

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