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About Kodabahal Village

Kodabahal is a mid sized village in Hemgir tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 265 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 656 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodabahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodabahal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Hemgir
Pincode 770013
Area (hectares) 656 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 265
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodabahal compares

By the 2011 count Kodabahal is the 34th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 573 residents. Its 656 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 973.

Getting to Kodabahal

Kodabahal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kodabahal as Available within 5 - 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 Kodabahal from other places

Kodabahal lies about 45 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Jamga, 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 Kodabahal
Tehsil headquarters Hemgir 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Jamga 12 km
Nearest town Raigarh 25 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 45 km

Villages closest to Kodabahal

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 Kodabahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodabahal village had a population of 543. That makes it the 34th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 573 residents.

Kodabahal village has 265 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodabahal has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Kodabahal is 770013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodabahal covers 656 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kodabahal falls under Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kodabahal is Jamga, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kodabahal.

Kodabahal is about 45 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kodabahal is in Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district. Hemgir is about 7.3 km away. Jamga is about 12 km away. Raigarh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jareikela (1.9 km), Khuntipani (2.0 km) and R F Near Khuntipani (2.0 km).

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

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