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About Penthadihi Village

Penthadihi is a small village in Harichandanpur tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 146 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Penthadihi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Penthadihi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Harichandanpur
Pincode 758028
Area (hectares) 184 hectares
Population 291
Male Population 146
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Penthadihi compares

By the 2011 count Penthadihi is the 82nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 743 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 Penthadihi

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

Penthadihi 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 Penthadihi
Tehsil headquarters Harichandanpur 8.5 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 34 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 34 km

Villages closest to Penthadihi

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 Penthadihi

As per the Census of India 2011, Penthadihi village had a population of 291. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 743 residents.

Penthadihi village has 146 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Penthadihi has about 993 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 Penthadihi is 758028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Penthadihi covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Penthadihi falls under Harichandanpur tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The census record for Penthadihi 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 Penthadihi.

Penthadihi 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.

Penthadihi is in Harichandanpur tehsil of Kendujhar district. Harichandanpur is about 8.5 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 Kundalpani (1.7 km), Dhalpur (1.7 km) and Khuntapasi (1.9 km).

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

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