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About Kantapal Village

Kantapal is a mid sized village in Jaleswar tehsil, in the district of Baleshwar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,751, made up of 912 males and 839 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantapal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantapal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Baleshwar
Tehsil Jaleswar
Pincode 756026
Area (hectares) 209 hectares
Population 1,751
Male Population 912
Female Population 839
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantapal compares

By the 2011 count Kantapal is the 17th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 858 residents. Its 209 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Kantapal

Kantapal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kantapal as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Kalikapur, Kalyanpur, Kamarsalia and Kandarahijli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kantapal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantapal village had a population of 1,751. That makes it the 17th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 858 residents.

Kantapal village has 912 males and 839 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantapal has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Kantapal is 756026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantapal covers 209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kantapal falls under Jaleswar tehsil of Baleshwar district in Odisha.

The census record for Kantapal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kantapal.

Kantapal is in Jaleswar tehsil of Baleshwar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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