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About Girishchandrapur Village

Girishchandrapur is a small village in Khunta tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 216 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757074, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girishchandrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girishchandrapur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Khunta
Pincode 757074
Area (hectares) 197 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 216
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Girishchandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Girishchandrapur is the 68th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 559 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Girishchandrapur

Girishchandrapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Girishchandrapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Girishchandrapur from other places

Girishchandrapur lies about 14 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Chandrapur, about 2.0 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 Girishchandrapur
Nearest railway station Krishna Chandrapur 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Khunta 14 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 14 km
Nearest town Baripāda 14 km

Villages closest to Girishchandrapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Girishchandrapur village had a population of 442. That makes it the 68th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 559 residents.

Girishchandrapur village has 216 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girishchandrapur has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Girishchandrapur is 757074. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Girishchandrapur covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Girishchandrapur falls under Khunta tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Girishchandrapur is Krishna Chandrapur, about 2.0 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 10+ km distance for Girishchandrapur.

Girishchandrapur is about 14 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girishchandrapur is in Khunta tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Krishna Chandrapur is about 2.0 km away. Khunta is about 14 km away. Mayurbhanj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirishchandrapur (under 2 km), Purunabaripada (14 km) and Chitauda (14 km).

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

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