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About Kendumundi Village

Kendumundi is a mid sized village in Kegaon tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,441, made up of 741 males and 700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kendumundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kendumundi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Kegaon
Pincode 766036
Area (hectares) 343 hectares
Population 1,441
Male Population 741
Female Population 700
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kendumundi compares

By the 2011 count Kendumundi is the 23rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 964 residents. Its 343 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Kendumundi

Kendumundi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kendumundi 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 Kendumundi from other places

Kendumundi lies about 29 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Bolagarh Road, 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 Kendumundi
Nearest railway station Bolagarh Road 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Kegaon 29 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 29 km
Nearest town Khordha 51 km

Villages closest to Kendumundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kendumundi village had a population of 1,441. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 964 residents.

Kendumundi village has 741 males and 700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kendumundi has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Kendumundi is 766036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kendumundi covers 343 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kendumundi falls under Kegaon tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kendumundi is Bolagarh Road, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kendumundi.

Kendumundi is about 29 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kendumundi is in Kegaon tehsil of Kalahandi district. Bolagarh Road is about 24 km away. Kegaon is about 29 km away. Kalahandi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanakpur (2.7 km), Khaliapali (6.5 km) and Phatamunda (9.4 km).

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

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