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About Halpur Village

Halpur is a mid sized village in Karanjia tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 770, made up of 394 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Halpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Halpur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Karanjia
Pincode 757037
Area (hectares) 365 hectares
Population 770
Male Population 394
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Halpur compares

By the 2011 count Halpur is the 24th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 566 residents. Its 365 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Halpur

Halpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Halpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Halpur from other places

Halpur lies about 94 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Kendujhargarh, about 29 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 Halpur
Tehsil headquarters Karanjia 19 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 19 km
Nearest railway station Kendujhargarh 29 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 94 km

Villages closest to Halpur

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 Halpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Halpur village had a population of 770. That makes it the 24th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 566 residents.

Halpur village has 394 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Halpur 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 Halpur is 757037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Halpur covers 365 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Halpur falls under Karanjia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Halpur is Kendujhargarh, about 29 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 village for Halpur.

Halpur 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.

Halpur is in Karanjia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Karanjia is about 19 km away. Karanjiā is about 19 km away. Kendujhargarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghosda (2.2 km), Murgapat (4.8 km) and Pahadbhanga (5.4 km).

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

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