About Kansa Village

Kansa is a mid sized village in Kaliapani tehsil, in the district of Jajapur, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,144, made up of 581 males and 563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 599 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 755028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kansa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kansa village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Jajapur
Tehsil	Kaliapani
Pincode	755028
Area (hectares)	599 hectares
Population	1,144
Male Population	581
Female Population	563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
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 Kansa compares

By the 2011 count Kansa is the 8th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 599 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kansa

Kansa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kansa 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kansa from other places

Kansa lies about 56 km from Jajapur, and the nearest railway station is Chilikidara, about 24 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 Kansa
Nearest railway station	Chilikidara	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kaliapani	27 km
Nearest town	Bhuban	45 km
District headquarters	Jajapur	56 km

Villages closest to Kansa

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

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Common questions about Kansa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kansa village had a population of 1,144. That makes it the 8th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Kansa village has 581 males and 563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kansa has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kansa is 755028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kansa covers 599 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kansa falls under Kaliapani tehsil of Jajapur district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kansa is Chilikidara, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kansa.

Kansa is about 56 km from Jajapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kansa is in Kaliapani tehsil of Jajapur district. Chilikidara is about 24 km away. Kaliapani is about 27 km away. Bhuban is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.