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About Kaliakundal Village

Kaliakundal is a large village in Junagarh tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,486, made up of 1,252 males and 1,234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766014, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaliakundal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaliakundal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Junagarh
Pincode 766014
Area (hectares) 394 hectares
Population 2,486
Male Population 1,252
Female Population 1,234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaliakundal compares

By the 2011 count Kaliakundal is the 12th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 394 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kaliakundal

Kaliakundal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaliakundal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kaliakundal from other places

Kaliakundal lies about 24 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Nuagaon, about 16 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 Kaliakundal
Nearest railway station Nuagaon 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Junagarh 24 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 24 km
Nearest town Bhanjanagar 39 km

Villages closest to Kaliakundal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaliakundal village had a population of 2,486. That makes it the 12th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Kaliakundal village has 1,252 males and 1,234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaliakundal has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kaliakundal is 766014. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaliakundal covers 394 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaliakundal falls under Junagarh tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kaliakundal is Nuagaon, about 16 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 village for Kaliakundal.

Kaliakundal is about 24 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaliakundal is in Junagarh tehsil of Kalahandi district. Nuagaon is about 16 km away. Junagarh is about 24 km away. Kalahandi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banamalipur (18 km), Tentulipada (19 km) and Jilingdara (22 km).

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

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