About Podakham Village

Podakham is a mid sized village in Kesinga tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,074, made up of 544 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 434 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Podakham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Podakham village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Kalahandi
Tehsil	Kesinga
Pincode	766012
Area (hectares)	434 hectares
Population	1,074
Male Population	544
Female Population	530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Podakham compares

By the 2011 count Podakham is the 47th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 434 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 996.

Getting to Podakham

Podakham is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Podakham as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nunmath, Palam, Paralsinga and Patharla. 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.

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Common questions about Podakham

As per the Census of India 2011, Podakham village had a population of 1,074. That makes it the 47th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Podakham village has 544 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Podakham has about 974 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Podakham is 766012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Podakham covers 434 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Podakham falls under Kesinga tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Podakham notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Podakham.

Podakham is in Kesinga tehsil of Kalahandi 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.