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About Pithagola Village

Pithagola is a mid sized village in Harichandanpur tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,778, made up of 870 males and 908 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 912 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pithagola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pithagola village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Harichandanpur
Pincode 758028
Area (hectares) 912 hectares
Population 1,778
Male Population 870
Female Population 908
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pithagola compares

By the 2011 count Pithagola is the 7th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 743 residents. Its 912 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Pithagola

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

Pithagola lies about 36 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 Pithagola
Tehsil headquarters Harichandanpur 16 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 36 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 36 km

Villages closest to Pithagola

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 Pithagola

As per the Census of India 2011, Pithagola village had a population of 1,778. That makes it the 7th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 743 residents.

Pithagola village has 870 males and 908 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pithagola has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

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

Pithagola covers 912 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.

Pithagola falls under Harichandanpur tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The census record for Pithagola 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 Pithagola.

Pithagola is about 36 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pithagola is in Harichandanpur tehsil of Kendujhar district. Harichandanpur is about 16 km away. Kendujhar is about 36 km away. Keonjhargarh is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuladhankuni (under 2 km), Rampakoto (1.6 km) and Alanga (2.4 km).

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

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