About Kontala Village

Kontala is a small village in Kharsawan tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 35 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kontala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kontala village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil	Kharsawan
Pincode	833010
Area (hectares)	89 hectares
Population	73
Male Population	35
Female Population	38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,086
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kontala compares

By the 2011 count Kontala is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 89 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 977.

Getting to Kontala

Kontala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kontala 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kontala from other places

Kontala lies about 22 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 4.5 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 Kontala
Nearest railway station	Rajkharsawan Junction	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kharsawan	11 km
Nearest town	Chakradharpur	16 km
District headquarters	Saraikela Kharsawan	22 km

Villages closest to Kontala

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

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Common questions about Kontala

As per the Census of India 2011, Kontala village had a population of 73. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Kontala village has 35 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kontala has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Kontala is 833010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kontala covers 89 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.

Kontala falls under Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kontala is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kontala.

Kontala is about 22 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kontala is in Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Rajkharsawan Junction is about 4.5 km away. Kharsawan is about 11 km away. Chakradharpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.