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About Sanjharia Village

Sanjharia is a small village in Lephripara tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 30 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanjharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanjharia village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Lephripara
Pincode 770012
Area (hectares) 338 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 30
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanjharia compares

By the 2011 count Sanjharia is the 63rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 612 residents. Its 338 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Sanjharia

Sanjharia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sanjharia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sanjharia from other places

Sanjharia lies about 29 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Panpali, about 4.6 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 Sanjharia
Nearest railway station Panpali 4.6 km
Nearest town Jharsuguda 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Lephripara 29 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 29 km

Villages closest to Sanjharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanjharia village had a population of 55. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 612 residents.

Sanjharia village has 30 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanjharia has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Sanjharia is 770012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanjharia covers 338 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sanjharia falls under Lephripara tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Sanjharia is Panpali, about 4.6 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 10+ km distance for Sanjharia.

Sanjharia is about 29 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanjharia is in Lephripara tehsil of Sundargarh district. Panpali is about 4.6 km away. Jharsuguda is about 14 km away. Lephripara is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhurimal (3.4 km), Telendihi (8.4 km) and Bardihi (9.8 km).

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

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