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About Kerandikhunti Village

Kerandikhunti is a mid sized village in Narala tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 956, made up of 478 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766100, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerandikhunti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerandikhunti village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Narala
Pincode 766100
Area (hectares) 357 hectares
Population 956
Male Population 478
Female Population 478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Kerandikhunti compares

By the 2011 count Kerandikhunti is the 21st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 544 residents. Its 357 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 993.

Getting to Kerandikhunti

Kerandikhunti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kerandikhunti 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. The nearest villages by name are Kame Gaon, Karkuli, Kathajanipadar and Kauguda. 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 Kerandikhunti

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerandikhunti village had a population of 956. That makes it the 21st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 544 residents.

Kerandikhunti village has 478 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerandikhunti has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kerandikhunti is 766100. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerandikhunti covers 357 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kerandikhunti falls under Narala tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Kerandikhunti notes the nearest railway station 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 Kerandikhunti.

Kerandikhunti is in Narala 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 Kerandikhunti today is likely to be higher.

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