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About Kantesir Village

Kantesir is a large village in Kesinga tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,632, made up of 1,341 males and 1,291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 714 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantesir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantesir village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Kesinga
Pincode 766012
Area (hectares) 714 hectares
Population 2,632
Male Population 1,341
Female Population 1,291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kantesir compares

By the 2011 count Kantesir is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 714 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Kantesir

Kantesir is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kantesir as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jurkabhadi, Kachharamunda, Kalarpadar and Kandel. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kantesir

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantesir village had a population of 2,632. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Kantesir village has 1,341 males and 1,291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantesir has about 963 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Kantesir is 766012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantesir covers 714 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kantesir falls under Kesinga tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Kantesir notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kantesir.

Kantesir is in Kesinga tehsil of Kalahandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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