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About Girigiria Village

Girigiria is a small village in Begunia tehsil, in the district of Khordha, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 139 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752064, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girigiria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girigiria village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Khordha
Tehsil Begunia
Pincode 752064
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 139
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Girigiria compares

By the 2011 count Girigiria is the 54th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 666 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Girigiria

Girigiria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Girigiria as Available within 5 - 10 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 Girigiria from other places

Girigiria lies about 48 km from Khordha, and the nearest railway station is Bolagarh Road, about 8.8 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 Girigiria
Nearest railway station Bolagarh Road 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Begunia 31 km
District headquarters Khordha 48 km

Villages closest to Girigiria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Girigiria village had a population of 281. That makes it the 54th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 666 residents.

Girigiria village has 139 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girigiria has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Girigiria is 752064. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Girigiria covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Girigiria falls under Begunia tehsil of Khordha district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Girigiria is Bolagarh Road, about 8.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Girigiria.

Girigiria is about 48 km from Khordha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girigiria is in Begunia tehsil of Khordha district. Bolagarh Road is about 8.8 km away. Begunia is about 31 km away. Khordha is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotalang (8.4 km), Jamusahi (11 km) and Dhanagharnuagan (11 km).

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

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