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About Kantamal Village

Kantamal is a small village in Kesinga tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 235 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantamal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantamal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Kesinga
Pincode 766011
Area (hectares) 187 hectares
Population 423
Male Population 235
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kantamal compares

By the 2011 count Kantamal is the 93rd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 187 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Kantamal

Kantamal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kantamal as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kantamal from other places

Kantamal lies about 9.1 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Nayagarh Town, about 12 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 Kantamal
Tehsil headquarters Kesinga 9.1 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Nayagarh Town 12 km
Nearest town Polasara 48 km

Villages closest to Kantamal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantamal village had a population of 423. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Kantamal village has 235 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantamal has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

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

Kantamal covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kantamal falls under Kesinga tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kantamal is Nayagarh Town, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kantamal.

Kantamal is about 9.1 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantamal is in Kesinga tehsil of Kalahandi district. Kesinga is about 9.1 km away. Kalahandi is about 9.1 km away. Nayagarh Town is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patharla (3.5 km), Gudipata (6.8 km) and Karlabhadi (9.1 km).

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

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