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About Nantar Village

Nantar is a mid sized village in Mahakalapada tehsil, in the district of Kendrapara, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,371, made up of 712 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 754224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nantar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nantar village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendrapara
Tehsil Mahakalapada
Pincode 754224
Area (hectares) 282 hectares
Population 1,371
Male Population 712
Female Population 659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nantar compares

By the 2011 count Nantar is the 24th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 953 residents. Its 282 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Nantar

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

Nantar lies about 27 km from Kendrapara, and the nearest railway station is Raghunathpur, about 13 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 Nantar
Nearest railway station Raghunathpur 13 km
Nearest town Jagatsinghapur 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahakalapada 27 km
District headquarters Kendrapara 27 km

Villages closest to Nantar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nantar village had a population of 1,371. That makes it the 24th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 953 residents.

Nantar village has 712 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nantar has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Nantar is 754224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nantar covers 282 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nantar falls under Mahakalapada tehsil of Kendrapara district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Nantar is Raghunathpur, about 13 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 Nantar.

Nantar is about 27 km from Kendrapara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nantar is in Mahakalapada tehsil of Kendrapara district. Raghunathpur is about 13 km away. Jagatsinghapur is about 23 km away. Mahakalapada is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaganathpur (5.9 km), Kanpur (7.8 km) and Aitipur (8.7 km).

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

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