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About Medinipur Village

Medinipur is a mid sized village in Ghatgaon tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 611, made up of 322 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Medinipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Medinipur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Ghatgaon
Pincode 758029
Area (hectares) 286 hectares
Population 611
Male Population 322
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Medinipur compares

By the 2011 count Medinipur is the 79th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 286 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Medinipur

Medinipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Medinipur as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Medinipur from other places

Medinipur lies about 39 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Sitabinji, about 28 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 Medinipur
Nearest town Karanjiā 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Sitabinji 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatgaon 32 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 39 km

Villages closest to Medinipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Medinipur village had a population of 611. That makes it the 79th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Medinipur village has 322 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Medinipur has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Medinipur is 758029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Medinipur covers 286 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Medinipur falls under Ghatgaon tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Medinipur is Sitabinji, about 28 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Medinipur.

Medinipur is about 39 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Medinipur is in Ghatgaon tehsil of Kendujhar district. Karanjiā is about 9.4 km away. Sitabinji is about 28 km away. Ghatgaon is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothaghar (9.7 km), Mukundapurpatna (9.8 km) and Madhupur (14 km).

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

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