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About Harichandanapur Village

Harichandanapur is a small village in Turumunga tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 250 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harichandanapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harichandanapur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Turumunga
Pincode 758045
Area (hectares) 213 hectares
Population 497
Male Population 250
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harichandanapur compares

By the 2011 count Harichandanapur is the 60th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 213 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Harichandanapur

Harichandanapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harichandanapur as Available within <5 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 Harichandanapur from other places

Harichandanapur lies about 32 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Kendujhargarh, about 27 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 Harichandanapur
Nearest town Karanjiā 11 km
Nearest railway station Kendujhargarh 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Turumunga 32 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 32 km

Villages closest to Harichandanapur

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 Harichandanapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Harichandanapur village had a population of 497. That makes it the 60th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Harichandanapur village has 250 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harichandanapur has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Harichandanapur is 758045. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harichandanapur covers 213 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harichandanapur falls under Turumunga tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Harichandanapur is Kendujhargarh, about 27 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 10+ km distance for Harichandanapur.

Harichandanapur is about 32 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harichandanapur is in Turumunga tehsil of Kendujhar district. Karanjiā is about 11 km away. Kendujhargarh is about 27 km away. Turumunga is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lunga (2.0 km), Khuntapingu (2.1 km) and Bila (2.6 km).

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

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