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About Makundapur Village

Makundapur is a small village in Rajkanika tehsil, in the district of Kendrapara, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 330, made up of 148 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,230 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 754220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makundapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makundapur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendrapara
Tehsil Rajkanika
Pincode 754220
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 330
Male Population 148
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,230
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makundapur compares

By the 2011 count Makundapur is the 131st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 910 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1078.

Getting to Makundapur

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

Makundapur lies about 45 km from Kendrapara, and the nearest railway station is Baudpur, about 26 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 Makundapur
Nearest town Dhamanagar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajkanika 19 km
Nearest railway station Baudpur 26 km
District headquarters Kendrapara 45 km

Villages closest to Makundapur

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 Makundapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Makundapur village had a population of 330. That makes it the 131st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 910 residents.

Makundapur village has 148 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makundapur has about 1230 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1078.

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

Makundapur covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makundapur falls under Rajkanika tehsil of Kendrapara district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Makundapur is Baudpur, about 26 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 Makundapur.

Makundapur is about 45 km from Kendrapara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makundapur is in Rajkanika tehsil of Kendrapara district. Dhamanagar is about 16 km away. Rajkanika is about 19 km away. Baudpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baradia (9.0 km), Manapur (9.5 km) and Mangalapur (9.5 km).

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

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