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About Ghagarda Village

Ghagarda is a small village in Raruan tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 152, made up of 70 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,171 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghagarda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghagarda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Raruan
Pincode 757037
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 152
Male Population 70
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,171
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghagarda compares

By the 2011 count Ghagarda is the 54th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 707 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Ghagarda

Ghagarda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghagarda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ghagarda from other places

Ghagarda lies about 93 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Kendujhargarh, about 30 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 Ghagarda
Tehsil headquarters Raruan 12 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 17 km
Nearest railway station Kendujhargarh 30 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 93 km

Villages closest to Ghagarda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghagarda village had a population of 152. That makes it the 54th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 707 residents.

Ghagarda village has 70 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghagarda has about 1171 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

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

Ghagarda covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghagarda falls under Raruan tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Ghagarda is Kendujhargarh, about 30 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ghagarda.

Ghagarda is about 93 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghagarda is in Raruan tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Raruan is about 12 km away. Karanjiā is about 17 km away. Kendujhargarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garadapal (4.3 km), Khaparasahi (4.5 km) and Gharmabeda (5.1 km).

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

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