About Kantika Village

Kantika is a large village in Dhusuri tehsil, in the district of Bhadrak, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,056, made up of 1,085 males and 971 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantika village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Bhadrak
Tehsil	Dhusuri
Pincode	756119
Area (hectares)	217 hectares
Population	2,056
Male Population	1,085
Female Population	971
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantika compares

By the 2011 count Kantika is the 16th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,450 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kantika

Kantika is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kantika as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hatiapada, Jagannath Badi, Jagannath Sahi and Jharidihi. 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 Kantika

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantika village had a population of 2,056. That makes it the 16th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,450 residents.

Kantika village has 1,085 males and 971 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantika has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kantika is 756119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantika covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kantika falls under Dhusuri tehsil of Bhadrak district in Odisha.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kantika.

Kantika is in Dhusuri 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.