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About Gandhalpada Village

Gandhalpada is a mid sized village in Rugudi tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 602, made up of 295 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhalpada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhalpada village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Rugudi
Pincode 758035
Area (hectares) 381 hectares
Population 602
Male Population 295
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandhalpada compares

By the 2011 count Gandhalpada is the 8th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 944 residents. Its 381 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 935.

Getting to Gandhalpada

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

Gandhalpada lies about 34 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Harichandanpur, about 26 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 Gandhalpada
Tehsil headquarters Rugudi 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Harichandanpur 26 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 34 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 34 km

Villages closest to Gandhalpada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhalpada village had a population of 602. That makes it the 8th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 944 residents.

Gandhalpada village has 295 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhalpada has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Gandhalpada is 758035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhalpada covers 381 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gandhalpada falls under Rugudi tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Gandhalpada is Harichandanpur, about 26 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 <5 km distance for Gandhalpada.

Gandhalpada is about 34 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhalpada is in Rugudi tehsil of Kendujhar district. Rugudi is about 8.1 km away. Harichandanpur is about 26 km away. Kendujhar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rugudidihi (8.1 km), Laidapada (21 km) and Barpada (35 km).

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

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