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About Getijharan Village

Getijharan is a small village in Lathikata tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 144 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 792 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Getijharan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Getijharan village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Lathikata
Pincode 770037
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 144
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 792
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Getijharan compares

By the 2011 count Getijharan is the 10th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 478 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Getijharan

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

Getijharan lies about 101 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Dumetra, about 10 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 Getijharan
Nearest railway station Dumetra 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Lathikata 13 km
Nearest town Raurkela Industrial Township 16 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 101 km

Villages closest to Getijharan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Getijharan village had a population of 258. That makes it the 10th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 478 residents.

Getijharan village has 144 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Getijharan has about 792 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Getijharan is 770037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Getijharan covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Getijharan falls under Lathikata tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Getijharan is Dumetra, about 10 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 - 10 km distance for Getijharan.

Getijharan 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.

Getijharan is in Lathikata tehsil of Sundargarh district. Dumetra is about 10 km away. Lathikata is about 13 km away. Raurkela Industrial Township is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanmanko (9.7 km), Lathikata (13 km) and Timjore (17 km).

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

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