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About Kinerkela Village

Kinerkela is a mid sized village in Kesinga tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 604, made up of 320 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kinerkela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kinerkela village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Kesinga
Pincode 766012
Area (hectares) 356 hectares
Population 604
Male Population 320
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kinerkela compares

By the 2011 count Kinerkela is the 78th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 356 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Kinerkela

Kinerkela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kinerkela 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khairamal, Khajurpada, Khasbahal and Khetupara. 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 Kinerkela

As per the Census of India 2011, Kinerkela village had a population of 604. That makes it the 78th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Kinerkela village has 320 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kinerkela has about 888 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 Kinerkela is 766012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kinerkela covers 356 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kinerkela falls under Kesinga tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Kinerkela notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kinerkela 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 Kinerkela today is likely to be higher.

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