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About Ghosda Village

Ghosda is a mid sized village in Karanjia tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,862, made up of 953 males and 909 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghosda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghosda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Karanjia
Pincode 757037
Area (hectares) 433 hectares
Population 1,862
Male Population 953
Female Population 909
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghosda compares

By the 2011 count Ghosda is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 566 residents. Its 433 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 1020.

Getting to Ghosda

Ghosda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghosda as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ghosda from other places

Ghosda lies about 94 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Kendujhargarh, about 28 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 Ghosda
Tehsil headquarters Karanjia 17 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 17 km
Nearest railway station Kendujhargarh 28 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 94 km

Villages closest to Ghosda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghosda village had a population of 1,862. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 566 residents.

Ghosda village has 953 males and 909 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghosda has about 954 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 1020.

The pincode recorded for Ghosda is 757037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghosda covers 433 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghosda falls under Karanjia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Ghosda is Kendujhargarh, about 28 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 village for Ghosda.

Ghosda is about 94 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghosda is in Karanjia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Karanjia is about 17 km away. Karanjiā is about 17 km away. Kendujhargarh 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 Halpur (2.2 km), Murgapat (3.4 km) and Bhalugodaorofchitraposi (3.8 km).

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

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