About Namkana Village

Namkana is a mid sized village in Jaleswar tehsil, in the district of Baleshwar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,492, made up of 779 males and 713 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Namkana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Namkana village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Baleshwar
Tehsil	Jaleswar
Pincode	756034
Area (hectares)	195 hectares
Population	1,492
Male Population	779
Female Population	713
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
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 Namkana compares

By the 2011 count Namkana is the 29th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 858 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 7.7 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 Namkana

Namkana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Namkana 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 Medinpur, Mehilimari, Militaribazar and Mirjapur. 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.

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Common questions about Namkana

As per the Census of India 2011, Namkana village had a population of 1,492. That makes it the 29th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 858 residents.

Namkana village has 779 males and 713 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Namkana has about 915 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 Namkana is 756034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Namkana covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Namkana falls under Jaleswar tehsil of Baleshwar district in Odisha.

The census record for Namkana 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 Namkana.

Namkana 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.