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About Gidhibasa Village

Gidhibasa is a small village in Turumunga tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 115 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gidhibasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidhibasa village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Turumunga
Pincode 758046
Area (hectares) 184 hectares
Population 241
Male Population 115
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gidhibasa compares

By the 2011 count Gidhibasa is the 90th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 184 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 1024.

Getting to Gidhibasa

Gidhibasa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gidhibasa as Available within 10+ 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 Gidhibasa from other places

Gidhibasa lies about 28 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Kendujhargarh, about 23 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 Gidhibasa
Nearest town Karanjiā 20 km
Nearest railway station Kendujhargarh 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Turumunga 28 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 28 km

Villages closest to Gidhibasa

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 Gidhibasa

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidhibasa village had a population of 241. That makes it the 90th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Gidhibasa village has 115 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidhibasa has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Gidhibasa is 758046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gidhibasa covers 184 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.

Gidhibasa falls under Turumunga tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Gidhibasa is Kendujhargarh, about 23 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 village for Gidhibasa.

Gidhibasa is about 28 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidhibasa is in Turumunga tehsil of Kendujhar district. Karanjiā is about 20 km away. Kendujhargarh is about 23 km away. Turumunga is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ninhua (1.6 km), Turumunga (2.3 km) and Putugaon (2.5 km).

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

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