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About Gandakul Village

Gandakul is a mid sized village in Pattamundai tehsil, in the district of Kendrapara, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,236, made up of 625 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 754215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandakul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandakul village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendrapara
Tehsil Pattamundai
Pincode 754215
Area (hectares) 273 hectares
Population 1,236
Male Population 625
Female Population 611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandakul compares

By the 2011 count Gandakul is the 55th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 273 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 1062.

Getting to Gandakul

Gandakul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gandakul as Available within village. 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 Dihapada, Dihudi Pur, Dimiria and Dobandha. 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 Gandakul

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandakul village had a population of 1,236. That makes it the 55th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Gandakul village has 625 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandakul has about 978 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 1062.

The pincode recorded for Gandakul is 754215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandakul covers 273 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandakul falls under Pattamundai tehsil of Kendrapara district in Odisha.

The census record for Gandakul notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gandakul.

Gandakul is in Pattamundai 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 Gandakul today is likely to be higher.

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