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About Ghuntaposi Village

Ghuntaposi is a small village in Jhumpura tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 399, made up of 189 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghuntaposi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghuntaposi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Jhumpura
Pincode 758031
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 399
Male Population 189
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghuntaposi compares

By the 2011 count Ghuntaposi is the 40th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 771 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Ghuntaposi

Ghuntaposi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghuntaposi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Ghuntaposi from other places

Ghuntaposi lies about 27 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Porjanpur, about 10 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 Ghuntaposi
Tehsil headquarters Jhumpura 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Porjanpur 10 km
Nearest town Joda 21 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 27 km

Villages closest to Ghuntaposi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghuntaposi village had a population of 399. That makes it the 40th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 771 residents.

Ghuntaposi village has 189 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghuntaposi has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Ghuntaposi is 758031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghuntaposi covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghuntaposi falls under Jhumpura tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Ghuntaposi is Porjanpur, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghuntaposi.

Ghuntaposi is about 27 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghuntaposi is in Jhumpura tehsil of Kendujhar district. Jhumpura is about 5.7 km away. Porjanpur is about 10 km away. Joda is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jansonpur (under 2 km), Khendra (under 2 km) and Patbilla (1.5 km).

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

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