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About Kainta Village

Kainta is a mid sized village in Champua tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,151, made up of 532 males and 619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,164 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kainta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kainta village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Champua
Pincode 758041
Area (hectares) 361 hectares
Population 1,151
Male Population 532
Female Population 619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,164
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kainta compares

By the 2011 count Kainta is the 11th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 361 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kainta

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

Kainta lies about 46 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Jamkundia, 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 Kainta
Tehsil headquarters Champua 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Jamkundia 13 km
Nearest town Joda 21 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 46 km

Villages closest to Kainta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kainta village had a population of 1,151. That makes it the 11th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Kainta village has 532 males and 619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kainta has about 1164 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kainta is 758041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kainta covers 361 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kainta falls under Champua tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kainta is Jamkundia, 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 Kainta.

Kainta is about 46 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kainta is in Champua tehsil of Kendujhar district. Champua is about 4.9 km away. Jamkundia is about 13 km away. Joda is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamudalak (3.7 km), Banko (4.6 km) and Kankadapat (4.9 km).

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

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