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About Bhagamunda Village

Bhagamunda is a large village in Harichandanpur tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,907, made up of 2,486 males and 2,421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2548 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758080, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagamunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagamunda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Harichandanpur
Pincode 758080
Area (hectares) 2548 hectares
Population 4,907
Male Population 2,486
Female Population 2,421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagamunda compares

By the 2011 count Bhagamunda is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 743 residents. Its 2548 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Bhagamunda

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

Bhagamunda lies about 14 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Basantapur, about 8.0 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 Bhagamunda
Nearest railway station Basantapur 8.0 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 14 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Harichandanpur 26 km

Villages closest to Bhagamunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagamunda village had a population of 4,907. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 743 residents.

Bhagamunda village has 2,486 males and 2,421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagamunda has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Bhagamunda is 758080. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagamunda covers 2548 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhagamunda falls under Harichandanpur tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Bhagamunda is Basantapur, about 8.0 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 village for Bhagamunda.

Bhagamunda is about 14 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagamunda is in Harichandanpur tehsil of Kendujhar district. Basantapur is about 8.0 km away. Kendujhar is about 14 km away. Keonjhargarh is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalimati (3.2 km), Barigaon (4.3 km) and Madhyapur (5.2 km).

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

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