About Jharmunda Village

Jharmunda is a mid sized village in Baragaon tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,245, made up of 608 males and 637 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 535 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770016, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharmunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharmunda village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Sundargarh
Tehsil	Baragaon
Pincode	770016
Area (hectares)	535 hectares
Population	1,245
Male Population	608
Female Population	637
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,048
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharmunda compares

By the 2011 count Jharmunda is the 19th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents. Its 535 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Jharmunda

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

Jharmunda lies about 24 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Bagdihi, about under 2 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 Jharmunda
Nearest railway station	Bagdihi	under 2 km
Nearest town	Jharsuguda	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baragaon	24 km
District headquarters	Sundargarh	24 km

Villages closest to Jharmunda

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

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Common questions about Jharmunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharmunda village had a population of 1,245. That makes it the 19th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents.

Jharmunda village has 608 males and 637 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharmunda has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Jharmunda is 770016. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharmunda covers 535 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jharmunda falls under Baragaon tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Jharmunda is Bagdihi, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jharmunda.

Jharmunda is about 24 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharmunda is in Baragaon tehsil of Sundargarh district. Bagdihi is about under 2 km away. Jharsuguda is about 20 km away. Baragaon is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.