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About Janda Village

Janda is a small village in Gurundia tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 113 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Gurundia
Pincode 770043
Area (hectares) 209 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 113
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
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 Janda compares

By the 2011 count Janda is the 51st largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 503 residents. Its 209 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Janda

Janda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Janda 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 Janda from other places

Janda lies about 70 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Tangarmunda, about 45 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 Janda
Tehsil headquarters Gurundia 25 km
Nearest town Deogarh 28 km
Nearest railway station Tangarmunda 45 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 70 km

Villages closest to Janda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Janda village had a population of 227. That makes it the 51st largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 503 residents.

Janda village has 113 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janda has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Janda is 770043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Janda covers 209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Janda falls under Gurundia tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Janda is Tangarmunda, about 45 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 Janda.

Janda is about 70 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janda is in Gurundia tehsil of Sundargarh district. Gurundia is about 25 km away. Deogarh is about 28 km away. Tangarmunda is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balia (11 km), Sanbalia (11 km) and Majurdima (15 km).

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

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