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About Gidhibas Village

Gidhibas is a mid sized village in Baria tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,083, made up of 537 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 649 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gidhibas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidhibas village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Baria
Pincode 758032
Area (hectares) 649 hectares
Population 1,083
Male Population 537
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gidhibas compares

By the 2011 count Gidhibas is the 15th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 737 residents. Its 649 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Gidhibas

Gidhibas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gidhibas as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gidhibas from other places

Gidhibas lies about 32 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Porjanpur, about 21 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 Gidhibas
Tehsil headquarters Baria 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Porjanpur 21 km
Nearest town Joda 30 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 32 km

Villages closest to Gidhibas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidhibas village had a population of 1,083. That makes it the 15th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 737 residents.

Gidhibas village has 537 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidhibas has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Gidhibas is 758032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gidhibas covers 649 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gidhibas falls under Baria tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Gidhibas is Porjanpur, about 21 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 village for Gidhibas.

Gidhibas is about 32 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidhibas is in Baria tehsil of Kendujhar district. Baria is about 5.8 km away. Porjanpur is about 21 km away. Joda is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitrapur (1.7 km), Birikuan (2.2 km) and Bhodaposi (2.9 km).

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

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