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About Kantia Village

Kantia is a mid sized village in Bhadrak Rural tehsil, in the district of Bhadrak, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,581, made up of 812 males and 769 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantia village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Bhadrak
Tehsil Bhadrak Rural
Pincode 756114
Area (hectares) 291 hectares
Population 1,581
Male Population 812
Female Population 769
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kantia compares

By the 2011 count Kantia is the 47th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents. Its 291 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Kantia

Kantia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kantia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kadapada, Kalahandia, Kalei and Kalidaspur. 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 Kantia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantia village had a population of 1,581. That makes it the 47th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents.

Kantia village has 812 males and 769 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantia has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Kantia is 756114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantia covers 291 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kantia falls under Bhadrak Rural tehsil of Bhadrak district in Odisha.

The census record for Kantia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kantia.

Kantia is in Bhadrak Rural tehsil of Bhadrak 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 Kantia today is likely to be higher.

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