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About Jarigada Village

Jarigada is a small village in Banapur tehsil, in the district of Khordha, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6, made up of 4 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarigada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarigada village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Khordha
Tehsil Banapur
Pincode 752031
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 6
Male Population 4
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarigada compares

By the 2011 count Jarigada is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 575 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Jarigada

Jarigada is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jarigada as Available within 10+ 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 Jarigada from other places

Jarigada lies about 39 km from Khordha, and the nearest railway station is Kalupara Ghat, about under 2 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 Jarigada
Nearest railway station Kalupara Ghat under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Banapur 28 km
District headquarters Khordha 39 km

Villages closest to Jarigada

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 Jarigada

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarigada village had a population of 6. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 575 residents.

Jarigada village has 4 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarigada has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

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

Jarigada covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jarigada falls under Banapur tehsil of Khordha district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Jarigada is Kalupara Ghat, about under 2 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 10+ km distance for Jarigada.

Jarigada is about 39 km from Khordha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarigada is in Banapur tehsil of Khordha district. Kalupara Ghat is about under 2 km away. Banapur is about 28 km away. Khordha is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jiripada (under 2 km), Baunsmula (under 2 km) and Jhadeswar (4.3 km).

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

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