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About Gamei Village

Gamei is a small village in Banapur tehsil, in the district of Khordha, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 179 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamei Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamei village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Khordha
Tehsil Banapur
Pincode 752034
Area (hectares) 194 hectares
Population 378
Male Population 179
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,112
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gamei compares

By the 2011 count Gamei is the 75th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 575 residents. Its 194 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 1005.

Getting to Gamei

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

Gamei lies about 53 km from Khordha, and the nearest railway station is Nayagarh Town, about 8.3 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 Gamei
Nearest railway station Nayagarh Town 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Banapur 33 km
District headquarters Khordha 53 km

Villages closest to Gamei

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamei village had a population of 378. That makes it the 75th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 575 residents.

Gamei village has 179 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamei has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Gamei is 752034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamei covers 194 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.

Gamei falls under Banapur tehsil of Khordha district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Gamei is Nayagarh Town, about 8.3 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 <5 km distance for Gamei.

Gamei is about 53 km from Khordha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamei is in Banapur tehsil of Khordha district. Nayagarh Town is about 8.3 km away. Banapur is about 33 km away. Khordha is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadadharpur (3.9 km), Haripur (3.9 km) and Naraharipursasan (3.9 km).

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

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