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About Dhalposi Village

Dhalposi is a small village in Ghagarbeda tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 151 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhalposi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhalposi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Ghagarbeda
Pincode 757035
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 151
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhalposi compares

By the 2011 count Dhalposi is the 16th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 686 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Dhalposi

Dhalposi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhalposi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhalposi from other places

Dhalposi lies about 121 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Porjanpur, about 12 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 Dhalposi
Nearest railway station Porjanpur 12 km
Nearest town Joda 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghagarbeda 28 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 121 km

Villages closest to Dhalposi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhalposi village had a population of 311. That makes it the 16th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 686 residents.

Dhalposi village has 151 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhalposi has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Dhalposi is 757035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhalposi covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhalposi falls under Ghagarbeda tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Dhalposi is Porjanpur, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhalposi.

Dhalposi is about 121 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhalposi is in Ghagarbeda tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Porjanpur is about 12 km away. Joda is about 19 km away. Ghagarbeda is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamanposi (20 km), Panapaturia (22 km) and Nuagansamildhalpasi (22 km).

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

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