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About Bhagalapur Village

Bhagalapur is a mid sized village in Joda tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 597, made up of 307 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagalapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagalapur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Joda
Pincode 758038
Area (hectares) 196 hectares
Population 597
Male Population 307
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagalapur compares

By the 2011 count Bhagalapur is the 14th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 981 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 993.

Getting to Bhagalapur

Bhagalapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhagalapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bhagalapur from other places

Bhagalapur lies about 31 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Nayagarh, about 18 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 Bhagalapur
Nearest railway station Nayagarh 18 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 31 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Joda 35 km

Villages closest to Bhagalapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagalapur village had a population of 597. That makes it the 14th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 981 residents.

Bhagalapur village has 307 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagalapur has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Bhagalapur is 758038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagalapur covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhagalapur falls under Joda tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Bhagalapur is Nayagarh, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhagalapur.

Bhagalapur is about 31 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagalapur is in Joda tehsil of Kendujhar district. Nayagarh is about 18 km away. Kendujhar is about 31 km away. Keonjhargarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanahundala (32 km), Sialijoda (35 km) and Putugaon (45 km).

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

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