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About Podabahal Village

Podabahal is a small village in Bhasma tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 117 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Podabahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Podabahal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Bhasma
Pincode 770019
Area (hectares) 212 hectares
Population 221
Male Population 117
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Podabahal compares

By the 2011 count Podabahal is the 44th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 797 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 979.

Getting to Podabahal

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

Podabahal lies about 14 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Jharsuguda Junction, about 15 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 Podabahal
Tehsil headquarters Bhasma 6.3 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 14 km
Nearest town Sundergarh 14 km
Nearest railway station Jharsuguda Junction 15 km

Villages closest to Podabahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Podabahal village had a population of 221. That makes it the 44th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 797 residents.

Podabahal village has 117 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Podabahal has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Podabahal is 770019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Podabahal covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Podabahal falls under Bhasma tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Podabahal is Jharsuguda Junction, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Podabahal.

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

Podabahal is in Bhasma tehsil of Sundargarh district. Bhasma is about 6.3 km away. Sundargarh is about 14 km away. Sundergarh 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 Dambahal (under 2 km), Jogimal (under 2 km) and Gultha (1.7 km).

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

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