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About Gayalchatua Village

Gayalchatua is a small village in Raruan tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 375, made up of 199 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gayalchatua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gayalchatua village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Raruan
Pincode 757039
Area (hectares) 246 hectares
Population 375
Male Population 199
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gayalchatua compares

By the 2011 count Gayalchatua is the 48th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 707 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Gayalchatua

Gayalchatua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gayalchatua as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Ekaghari, Fulguntha, Galusahi and Gambhariapal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gayalchatua

As per the Census of India 2011, Gayalchatua village had a population of 375. That makes it the 48th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 707 residents.

Gayalchatua village has 199 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gayalchatua has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Gayalchatua is 757039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gayalchatua covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gayalchatua falls under Raruan tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The census record for Gayalchatua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gayalchatua.

Gayalchatua is in Raruan tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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