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About Gendapokhari Village

Gendapokhari is a small village in Bangiriposi tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 183 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757092, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gendapokhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gendapokhari village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Bangiriposi
Pincode 757092
Area (hectares) 179 hectares
Population 360
Male Population 183
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
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 Gendapokhari compares

By the 2011 count Gendapokhari is the 96th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 502 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Gendapokhari

Gendapokhari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gendapokhari 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 Gendapokhari from other places

Gendapokhari lies about 82 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Badampahar, about 30 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 Gendapokhari
Tehsil headquarters Bangiriposi 6.0 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 13 km
Nearest railway station Badampahar 30 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 82 km

Villages closest to Gendapokhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gendapokhari village had a population of 360. That makes it the 96th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 502 residents.

Gendapokhari village has 183 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gendapokhari has about 967 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 1018.

The pincode recorded for Gendapokhari is 757092. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gendapokhari covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gendapokhari falls under Bangiriposi tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Gendapokhari is Badampahar, about 30 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 Gendapokhari.

Gendapokhari is about 82 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gendapokhari is in Bangiriposi tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Bangiriposi is about 6.0 km away. Karanjiā is about 13 km away. Badampahar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasiabeda (2.0 km), Deolipal (3.0 km) and Ramchandrapur (3.1 km).

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

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