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About Janakpur Village

Janakpur is a small village in Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 417, made up of 208 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janakpur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Sadar
Pincode 766001
Area (hectares) 64 hectares
Population 417
Male Population 208
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
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 Janakpur compares

By the 2011 count Janakpur is the 123rd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 501 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Janakpur

Janakpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Janakpur 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 Janakpur from other places

Janakpur lies about 31 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Bolagarh Road, about 27 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 Janakpur
Nearest railway station Bolagarh Road 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Sadar 31 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 31 km
Nearest town Angul 49 km

Villages closest to Janakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Janakpur village had a population of 417. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 501 residents.

Janakpur village has 208 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janakpur has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Janakpur is 766001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Janakpur covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Janakpur falls under Sadar tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Janakpur is Bolagarh Road, about 27 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 Janakpur.

Janakpur is about 31 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janakpur is in Sadar tehsil of Kalahandi district. Bolagarh Road is about 27 km away. Sadar is about 31 km away. Kalahandi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanakpur (under 2 km), Manoharpur (under 2 km) and Tala Pipili (1.9 km).

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

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