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About Ghodapokhari Village

Ghodapokhari is a small village in Lanjigarh tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 242, made up of 115 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghodapokhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghodapokhari village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Lanjigarh
Pincode 766020
Area (hectares) 148 hectares
Population 242
Male Population 115
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
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 Ghodapokhari compares

By the 2011 count Ghodapokhari is the 49th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Ghodapokhari

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

Ghodapokhari lies about 15 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Nayagarh Town, about 14 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 Ghodapokhari
Nearest railway station Nayagarh Town 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Lanjigarh 15 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 15 km
Nearest town Khordha 51 km

Villages closest to Ghodapokhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghodapokhari village had a population of 242. That makes it the 49th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Ghodapokhari village has 115 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghodapokhari has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Ghodapokhari is 766020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghodapokhari covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghodapokhari falls under Lanjigarh tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Ghodapokhari is Nayagarh Town, about 14 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 Ghodapokhari.

Ghodapokhari is about 15 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghodapokhari is in Lanjigarh tehsil of Kalahandi district. Nayagarh Town is about 14 km away. Lanjigarh is about 15 km away. Kalahandi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barihakhola (2.5 km), Utarkhol (2.5 km) and Laichhanpur (5.4 km).

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

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