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About Jodapokhari Village

Jodapokhari is a small village in Champua tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 145 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jodapokhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jodapokhari village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Champua
Pincode 758041
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 145
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jodapokhari compares

By the 2011 count Jodapokhari is the 39th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Jodapokhari

Jodapokhari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jodapokhari as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jodapokhari from other places

Jodapokhari lies about 47 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Banspani, about 2.6 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 Jodapokhari
Nearest town Joda under 2 km
Nearest railway station Banspani 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Champua 25 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 47 km

Villages closest to Jodapokhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jodapokhari village had a population of 278. That makes it the 39th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Jodapokhari village has 145 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jodapokhari has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Jodapokhari is 758041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jodapokhari covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jodapokhari falls under Champua tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Jodapokhari is Banspani, about 2.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jodapokhari.

Jodapokhari is about 47 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jodapokhari is in Champua tehsil of Kendujhar district. Joda is about under 2 km away. Banspani is about 2.6 km away. Champua is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamakpur (6.1 km), Naradapur (13 km) and Binodabiharipur (14 km).

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

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