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About Gaikanpali Village

Gaikanpali is a small village in Hemgir tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 257 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaikanpali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaikanpali village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Hemgir
Pincode 770024
Area (hectares) 224 hectares
Population 490
Male Population 257
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaikanpali compares

By the 2011 count Gaikanpali is the 38th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 573 residents. Its 224 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Gaikanpali

Gaikanpali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaikanpali as Available within 5 - 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 Gaikanpali from other places

Gaikanpali lies about 69 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Kirodimal Nagar, about 7.7 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 Gaikanpali
Nearest railway station Kirodimal Nagar 7.7 km
Nearest town Raigarh 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Hemgir 34 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 69 km

Villages closest to Gaikanpali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaikanpali village had a population of 490. That makes it the 38th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 573 residents.

Gaikanpali village has 257 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaikanpali has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Gaikanpali is 770024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaikanpali covers 224 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaikanpali falls under Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Gaikanpali is Kirodimal Nagar, about 7.7 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 km distance for Gaikanpali.

Gaikanpali is about 69 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaikanpali is in Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district. Kirodimal Nagar is about 7.7 km away. Raigarh is about 9.7 km away. Hemgir is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghogarpali (under 2 km), Bheluatikara (5.0 km) and Toparia (20 km).

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

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