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About Dharuapada Village

Dharuapada is a small village in Turumunga tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 148, made up of 71 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758017, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharuapada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharuapada village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Turumunga
Pincode 758017
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 148
Male Population 71
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharuapada compares

By the 2011 count Dharuapada is the 99th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1024.

Getting to Dharuapada

Dharuapada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharuapada as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dharuapada from other places

Dharuapada lies about 2.8 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Kendujhargarh, about 3.6 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 Dharuapada
Tehsil headquarters Turumunga 2.8 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 2.8 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Kendujhargarh 3.6 km

Villages closest to Dharuapada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharuapada village had a population of 148. That makes it the 99th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Dharuapada village has 71 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharuapada has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Dharuapada is 758017. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharuapada covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharuapada falls under Turumunga tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Dharuapada is Kendujhargarh, about 3.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dharuapada.

Dharuapada is about 2.8 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharuapada is in Turumunga tehsil of Kendujhar district. Turumunga is about 2.8 km away. Kendujhar is about 2.8 km away. Keonjhargarh is about 2.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamunalia (1.6 km), Kashipur (3.9 km) and Bhanrapur (4.0 km).

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

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