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About Jayantapur Village

Jayantapur is a large village in Kokasara tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,623, made up of 1,821 males and 1,802 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1311 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jayantapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jayantapur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Kokasara
Pincode 766103
Area (hectares) 1311 hectares
Population 3,623
Male Population 1,821
Female Population 1,802
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jayantapur compares

By the 2011 count Jayantapur is the 5th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 1311 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Jayantapur

Jayantapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jayantapur as Available within <5 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 Jayantapur from other places

Jayantapur lies about 33 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Solari B.H., about 9.4 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 Jayantapur
Nearest railway station Solari B.H. 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kokasara 33 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 33 km
Nearest town Polasara 43 km

Villages closest to Jayantapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jayantapur village had a population of 3,623. That makes it the 5th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Jayantapur village has 1,821 males and 1,802 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jayantapur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Jayantapur is 766103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jayantapur covers 1311 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jayantapur falls under Kokasara tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Jayantapur is Solari B.H., about 9.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jayantapur.

Jayantapur is about 33 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jayantapur is in Kokasara tehsil of Kalahandi district. Solari B.H. is about 9.4 km away. Kokasara is about 33 km away. Kalahandi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panigan (18 km), Olma (34 km) and Khuntia (37 km).

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

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