About Phorad Village

Phorad is a mid sized village in Kendrapara Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kendrapara, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 239 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 754212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phorad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phorad village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Kendrapara
Tehsil	Kendrapara Sadar
Pincode	754212
Area (hectares)	114 hectares
Population	505
Male Population	239
Female Population	266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,113
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 Phorad compares

By the 2011 count Phorad is the 45th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 949 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Phorad

Phorad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Phorad 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. The nearest villages by name are Nembara, Oragala, Orsaka and Panapara. 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 Phorad

As per the Census of India 2011, Phorad village had a population of 505. That makes it the 45th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 949 residents.

Phorad village has 239 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phorad has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Phorad is 754212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phorad covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Phorad notes the nearest railway station 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 Phorad.

Phorad is in Kendrapara Sadar tehsil of Kendrapara 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.