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About Podadihi Village

Podadihi is a mid sized village in Nayakote tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 890, made up of 400 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,225 females per 1000 males. The village covers 703 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Podadihi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Podadihi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Nayakote
Pincode 758018
Area (hectares) 703 hectares
Population 890
Male Population 400
Female Population 490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,225
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Podadihi compares

By the 2011 count Podadihi is the 16th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 657 residents. Its 703 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1032.

Getting to Podadihi

Podadihi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Podadihi as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Podadihi from other places

Podadihi lies about 15 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Naranpur, 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 Podadihi
Tehsil headquarters Nayakote 15 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 15 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 15 km
Nearest railway station Naranpur 18 km

Villages closest to Podadihi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Podadihi village had a population of 890. That makes it the 16th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 657 residents.

Podadihi village has 400 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Podadihi has about 1225 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

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

Podadihi covers 703 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Podadihi falls under Nayakote tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Podadihi is Naranpur, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Podadihi.

Podadihi is about 15 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Podadihi is in Nayakote tehsil of Kendujhar district. Nayakote is about 15 km away. Kendujhar is about 15 km away. Keonjhargarh is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaladihi (14 km), Tilapasi (14 km) and Badakula (15 km).

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

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