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About Podadiha Village

Podadiha is a small village in Kendujhar Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 142 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Podadiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Podadiha village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Kendujhar Sadar
Pincode 758018
Area (hectares) 276 hectares
Population 272
Male Population 142
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Podadiha compares

By the 2011 count Podadiha is the 165th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 760 residents. Its 276 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Podadiha

Podadiha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Podadiha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Podadiha from other places

Podadiha lies about 12 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Naranpur, about 8.5 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 Podadiha
Nearest railway station Naranpur 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kendujhar Sadar 12 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 12 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 12 km

Villages closest to Podadiha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kendujhar Sadar 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 Podadiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Podadiha village had a population of 272. That makes it the 165th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 760 residents.

Podadiha village has 142 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Podadiha has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Podadiha is 758018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Podadiha covers 276 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Podadiha falls under Kendujhar Sadar tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Podadiha is Naranpur, about 8.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Podadiha.

Podadiha is about 12 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Podadiha is in Kendujhar Sadar tehsil of Kendujhar district. Naranpur is about 8.5 km away. Kendujhar Sadar is about 12 km away. Kendujhar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talapada (under 2 km), Basudevpur (under 2 km) and Hariharpur (under 2 km).

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

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