About Kantira Village

Kantira is a mid sized village in Sukinda tehsil, in the district of Jajapur, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,448, made up of 750 males and 698 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 755018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantira village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Jajapur
Tehsil	Sukinda
Pincode	755018
Area (hectares)	215 hectares
Population	1,448
Male Population	750
Female Population	698
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantira compares

By the 2011 count Kantira is the 9th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents. Its 215 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kantira

Kantira is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kantira as Available within 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 Kantira from other places

Kantira 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 Kantira
Nearest railway station	Baitarni Road	7.5 km
Nearest town	Byasanagar	13 km
District headquarters	Jajapur	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sukinda	35 km

Villages closest to Kantira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantira village had a population of 1,448. That makes it the 9th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents.

Kantira village has 750 males and 698 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantira has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Kantira is 755018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantira covers 215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kantira falls under Sukinda tehsil of Jajapur district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kantira 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 - 10 km distance for Kantira.

Kantira 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.

Kantira is in Sukinda 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.