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About Ghigidia Village

Ghigidia is a mid sized village in Nikirai tehsil, in the district of Kendrapara, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,169, made up of 580 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 754251, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghigidia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghigidia village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendrapara
Tehsil Nikirai
Pincode 754251
Area (hectares) 354 hectares
Population 1,169
Male Population 580
Female Population 589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
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 Ghigidia compares

By the 2011 count Ghigidia is the 21st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,235 residents. Its 354 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Ghigidia

Ghigidia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghigidia 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhumatsasan, Dihamugubadi, Gaidua and Garajanga. 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.

Common questions about Ghigidia

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghigidia village had a population of 1,169. That makes it the 21st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,235 residents.

Ghigidia village has 580 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghigidia has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Ghigidia is 754251. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghigidia covers 354 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghigidia falls under Nikirai tehsil of Kendrapara district in Odisha.

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

Ghigidia is in Nikirai 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.

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

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