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About Gariamal Village

Gariamal is a small village in Baragaon tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 399, made up of 206 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770016, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gariamal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gariamal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Baragaon
Pincode 770016
Area (hectares) 296 hectares
Population 399
Male Population 206
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gariamal compares

By the 2011 count Gariamal is the 64th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents. Its 296 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Gariamal

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

Gariamal lies about 27 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Bagdihi, about 3.6 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 Gariamal
Nearest railway station Bagdihi 3.6 km
Nearest town Jharsuguda 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Baragaon 27 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 27 km

Villages closest to Gariamal

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.

Common questions about Gariamal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gariamal village had a population of 399. That makes it the 64th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents.

Gariamal village has 206 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gariamal has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

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

Gariamal covers 296 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gariamal falls under Baragaon tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Gariamal is Bagdihi, about 3.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gariamal.

Gariamal is about 27 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gariamal is in Baragaon tehsil of Sundargarh district. Bagdihi is about 3.6 km away. Jharsuguda is about 24 km away. Baragaon is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankibahal (2.6 km), Chamunda (4.6 km) and Jharmunda (4.6 km).

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

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