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About Garagadabahal Village

Garagadabahal is a mid sized village in Harichandanpur tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,420, made up of 736 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 609 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garagadabahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garagadabahal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Harichandanpur
Pincode 758028
Area (hectares) 609 hectares
Population 1,420
Male Population 736
Female Population 684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garagadabahal compares

By the 2011 count Garagadabahal is the 18th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 743 residents. Its 609 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Garagadabahal

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

Garagadabahal lies about 38 km from Kendujhar. 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 Garagadabahal
Tehsil headquarters Harichandanpur 12 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 38 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 38 km

Villages closest to Garagadabahal

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 Garagadabahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Garagadabahal village had a population of 1,420. That makes it the 18th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 743 residents.

Garagadabahal village has 736 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garagadabahal has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Garagadabahal is 758028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garagadabahal covers 609 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garagadabahal falls under Harichandanpur tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The census record for Garagadabahal notes the nearest railway station 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 Garagadabahal.

Garagadabahal is about 38 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garagadabahal is in Harichandanpur tehsil of Kendujhar district. Harichandanpur is about 12 km away. Kendujhar is about 38 km away. Keonjhargarh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khedapada (1.9 km), Palaspal (2.1 km) and Ostiapasi (2.6 km).

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

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