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About Jiranga Village

Jiranga is a small village in Harichandanpur tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 211 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiranga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiranga village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Harichandanpur
Pincode 758028
Area (hectares) 214 hectares
Population 421
Male Population 211
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jiranga compares

By the 2011 count Jiranga is the 64th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 743 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 2.0 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Jiranga

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

Jiranga lies about 34 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 Jiranga
Tehsil headquarters Harichandanpur 11 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 34 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 34 km

Villages closest to Jiranga

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 Jiranga

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiranga village had a population of 421. That makes it the 64th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 743 residents.

Jiranga village has 211 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiranga has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

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

Jiranga covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jiranga falls under Harichandanpur tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The census record for Jiranga 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 Jiranga.

Jiranga is about 34 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiranga is in Harichandanpur tehsil of Kendujhar district. Harichandanpur is about 11 km away. Kendujhar is about 34 km away. Keonjhargarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tangarpada (under 2 km), Kalapata (1.5 km) and Karanjia (1.8 km).

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

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