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About Kantitara Village

Kantitara is a small village in Binjharpur tehsil, in the district of Jajapur, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 488, made up of 218 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,239 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 755013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantitara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantitara village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Jajapur
Tehsil Binjharpur
Pincode 755013
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 488
Male Population 218
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,239
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantitara compares

By the 2011 count Kantitara is the 58th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,340 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Kantitara

Kantitara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kantitara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kantitara from other places

Kantitara lies about 21 km from Jajapur, and the nearest railway station is Baitarni Road, about 7.5 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 Kantitara
Nearest railway station Baitarni Road 7.5 km
Nearest town Byasanagar 13 km
District headquarters Jajapur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Binjharpur 27 km

Villages closest to Kantitara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantitara village had a population of 488. That makes it the 58th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,340 residents.

Kantitara village has 218 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantitara has about 1239 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Kantitara is 755013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantitara covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kantitara falls under Binjharpur tehsil of Jajapur district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kantitara is Baitarni Road, about 7.5 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 km distance for Kantitara.

Kantitara is about 21 km from Jajapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantitara is in Binjharpur tehsil of Jajapur district. Baitarni Road is about 7.5 km away. Byasanagar is about 13 km away. Jajapur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paripada (8.3 km), Bahadal Pur (17 km) and Sayadpur (27 km).

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

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