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About Ghodapokhari Village

Ghodapokhari is a mid sized village in Madanpur Rampur tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,574, made up of 795 males and 779 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 724 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766102, 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 Madanpur Rampur
Pincode 766102
Area (hectares) 724 hectares
Population 1,574
Male Population 795
Female Population 779
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 15th largest of the 288 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 452 residents. Its 724 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 well below the tehsil average of 1037.

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 10+ 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 Madanpur Rampur 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 Madanpur Rampur 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 1,574. That makes it the 15th largest of the 288 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 452 residents.

Ghodapokhari village has 795 males and 779 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghodapokhari has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Ghodapokhari is 766102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghodapokhari covers 724 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghodapokhari falls under Madanpur Rampur 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 10+ 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 Madanpur Rampur tehsil of Kalahandi district. Nayagarh Town is about 14 km away. Madanpur Rampur 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 Pokhari (under 2 km), Mankadakhola (2.5 km) and Harischandrapur (5.7 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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