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About Halanda Village

Halanda is a mid sized village in Banapur tehsil, in the district of Khordha, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,913, made up of 975 males and 938 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Halanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Halanda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Khordha
Tehsil Banapur
Pincode 752031
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 1,913
Male Population 975
Female Population 938
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Halanda compares

By the 2011 count Halanda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 575 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Halanda

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

Halanda lies about 50 km from Khordha, and the nearest railway station is Nayagarh Town, about 14 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 Halanda
Nearest railway station Nayagarh Town 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Banapur 28 km
District headquarters Khordha 50 km

Villages closest to Halanda

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 Halanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Halanda village had a population of 1,913. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 575 residents.

Halanda village has 975 males and 938 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Halanda has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Halanda is 752031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Halanda covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Halanda falls under Banapur tehsil of Khordha district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Halanda is Nayagarh Town, about 14 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 village for Halanda.

Halanda is about 50 km from Khordha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Halanda is in Banapur tehsil of Khordha district. Nayagarh Town is about 14 km away. Banapur is about 28 km away. Khordha is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tota (under 2 km), Totapada (under 2 km) and Panchugaon (1.6 km).

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

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