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About Kantapada Village

Kantapada is a small village in Rajkanika tehsil, in the district of Kendrapara, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 51 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 754220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantapada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantapada village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendrapara
Tehsil Rajkanika
Pincode 754220
Area (hectares) 45 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 51
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantapada compares

By the 2011 count Kantapada is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 910 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1078.

Getting to Kantapada

Kantapada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kantapada 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kantapada from other places

Kantapada lies about 54 km from Kendrapara, and the nearest railway station is Bhadrak Junction, about 20 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 Kantapada
Nearest town Bhadrak 17 km
Nearest railway station Bhadrak Junction 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajkanika 25 km
District headquarters Kendrapara 54 km

Villages closest to Kantapada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantapada village had a population of 107. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 910 residents.

Kantapada village has 51 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantapada has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1078.

The pincode recorded for Kantapada is 754220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantapada covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kantapada falls under Rajkanika tehsil of Kendrapara district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kantapada is Bhadrak Junction, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kantapada.

Kantapada is about 54 km from Kendrapara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantapada is in Rajkanika tehsil of Kendrapara district. Bhadrak is about 17 km away. Bhadrak Junction is about 20 km away. Rajkanika is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makundapur (9.5 km), Baradia (15 km) and Manapur (18 km).

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

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