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About Khuntiapada Village

Khuntiapada is a mid sized village in Jagannathpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,234, made up of 625 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khuntiapada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khuntiapada village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Jagannathpur
Pincode 833203
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 1,234
Male Population 625
Female Population 609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khuntiapada compares

By the 2011 count Khuntiapada is the 26th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Khuntiapada

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

Khuntiapada lies about 57 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Dangoaposi, about 15 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 Khuntiapada
Nearest railway station Dangoaposi 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagannathpur 18 km
Nearest town Joda 28 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 57 km

Villages closest to Khuntiapada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khuntiapada village had a population of 1,234. That makes it the 26th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents.

Khuntiapada village has 625 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khuntiapada has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Khuntiapada is 833203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khuntiapada covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khuntiapada falls under Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khuntiapada is Dangoaposi, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khuntiapada.

Khuntiapada is about 57 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khuntiapada is in Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Dangoaposi is about 15 km away. Jagannathpur is about 18 km away. Joda is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barla (under 2 km), Muchiganw (under 2 km) and Sarsawatipur (under 2 km).

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

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