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About Kholpala Village

Kholpala is a mid sized village in Kegaon tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 671, made up of 350 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kholpala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kholpala village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Kegaon
Pincode 766036
Area (hectares) 276 hectares
Population 671
Male Population 350
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
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 Kholpala compares

By the 2011 count Kholpala is the 65th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 964 residents. Its 276 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Kholpala

Kholpala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kholpala 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kholpala from other places

Kholpala lies about 13 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Nayagarh Town, about 11 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 Kholpala
Nearest railway station Nayagarh Town 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kegaon 13 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 13 km
Nearest town Khordha 52 km

Villages closest to Kholpala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kholpala village had a population of 671. That makes it the 65th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 964 residents.

Kholpala village has 350 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kholpala has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Kholpala is 766036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kholpala covers 276 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kholpala falls under Kegaon tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kholpala is Nayagarh Town, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kholpala.

Kholpala is about 13 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kholpala is in Kegaon tehsil of Kalahandi district. Nayagarh Town is about 11 km away. Kegaon is about 13 km away. Kalahandi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kholpala Dangar (under 2 km), Sitapur (10 km) and Madhupur (11 km).

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

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