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About Mundkani Village

Mundkani is a mid sized village in Turekela tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 642, made up of 325 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mundkani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mundkani village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Turekela
Pincode 767040
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 642
Male Population 325
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
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 Mundkani compares

By the 2011 count Mundkani is the 24th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 696 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Mundkani

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

Mundkani lies about 87 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Kantabanji, about 21 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 Mundkani
Tehsil headquarters Turekela 14 km
Nearest railway station Kantabanji 21 km
Nearest town Kantābānji 22 km
District headquarters Balangir 87 km

Villages closest to Mundkani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mundkani village had a population of 642. That makes it the 24th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 696 residents.

Mundkani village has 325 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mundkani has about 975 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 1018.

The pincode recorded for Mundkani is 767040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mundkani covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mundkani falls under Turekela tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Mundkani is Kantabanji, about 21 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 Mundkani.

Mundkani is about 87 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mundkani is in Turekela tehsil of Balangir district. Turekela is about 14 km away. Kantabanji is about 21 km away. Kantābānji is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charpani (2.6 km), Badbanki (4.9 km) and Kadobeda (7.9 km).

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

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