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About Thakurpali Village

Thakurpali is a small village in Gurundia tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 128 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,383 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 768228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thakurpali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thakurpali village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Gurundia
Pincode 768228
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 128
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,383
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thakurpali compares

By the 2011 count Thakurpali is the 41st largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 503 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Thakurpali

Thakurpali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thakurpali as Available within 10+ 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 Thakurpali from other places

Thakurpali lies about 101 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Gaganaposh, about 12 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 Thakurpali
Nearest railway station Gaganaposh 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurundia 19 km
Nearest town Raurkela Industrial Township 41 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 101 km

Villages closest to Thakurpali

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 Thakurpali

As per the Census of India 2011, Thakurpali village had a population of 305. That makes it the 41st largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 503 residents.

Thakurpali village has 128 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thakurpali has about 1383 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Thakurpali is 768228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thakurpali covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thakurpali falls under Gurundia tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Thakurpali is Gaganaposh, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Thakurpali.

Thakurpali is about 101 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thakurpali is in Gurundia tehsil of Sundargarh district. Gaganaposh is about 12 km away. Gurundia is about 19 km away. Raurkela Industrial Township is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nuapali (7.5 km), Raikelaposh (9.6 km) and Jhaliadihi (10 km).

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

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