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About Phatamunda Village

Phatamunda is a mid sized village in Kegaon tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 703, made up of 349 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phatamunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phatamunda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Kegaon
Pincode 766011
Area (hectares) 280 hectares
Population 703
Male Population 349
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
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 Phatamunda compares

By the 2011 count Phatamunda is the 61st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 964 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Phatamunda

Phatamunda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phatamunda 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 Phatamunda from other places

Phatamunda lies about 34 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Nuagaon, about 25 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 Phatamunda
Nearest railway station Nuagaon 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Kegaon 34 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 34 km
Nearest town Angul 44 km

Villages closest to Phatamunda

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 Phatamunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Phatamunda village had a population of 703. That makes it the 61st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 964 residents.

Phatamunda village has 349 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phatamunda has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Phatamunda is 766011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phatamunda covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phatamunda falls under Kegaon tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Phatamunda is Nuagaon, about 25 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 Phatamunda.

Phatamunda is about 34 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phatamunda is in Kegaon tehsil of Kalahandi district. Nuagaon is about 25 km away. Kegaon is about 34 km away. Kalahandi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulihapada (6.1 km), Kalipur (7.6 km) and Kanakpur (8.1 km).

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

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