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About Garapur Village

Garapur is a large village in Kendrapara Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kendrapara, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,909, made up of 1,514 males and 1,395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 754211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garapur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendrapara
Tehsil Kendrapara Sadar
Pincode 754211
Area (hectares) 430 hectares
Population 2,909
Male Population 1,514
Female Population 1,395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garapur compares

By the 2011 count Garapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 949 residents. Its 430 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Garapur

Garapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Garapur from other places

Garapur lies about 14 km from Kendrapara, and the nearest railway station is Nimkana, about 10 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 Garapur
Nearest railway station Nimkana 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kendrapara Sadar 14 km
District headquarters Kendrapara 14 km
Nearest town Kendrāparha 14 km

Villages closest to Garapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garapur village had a population of 2,909. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 949 residents.

Garapur village has 1,514 males and 1,395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garapur has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Garapur is 754211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garapur covers 430 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garapur falls under Kendrapara Sadar tehsil of Kendrapara district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Garapur is Nimkana, about 10 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 village for Garapur.

Garapur is about 14 km from Kendrapara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garapur is in Kendrapara Sadar tehsil of Kendrapara district. Nimkana is about 10 km away. Kendrapara Sadar is about 14 km away. Kendrapara is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maradpur (under 2 km), Tunupur (10 km) and Hatabanapur (26 km).

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

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