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About Kankadapat Village

Kankadapat is a mid sized village in Champua tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 903, made up of 436 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankadapat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankadapat village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Champua
Pincode 758047
Area (hectares) 256 hectares
Population 903
Male Population 436
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankadapat compares

By the 2011 count Kankadapat is the 18th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 256 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 Kankadapat

Kankadapat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kankadapat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kankadapat from other places

Kankadapat lies about 49 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Jamkundia, about 8.6 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 Kankadapat
Tehsil headquarters Champua 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Jamkundia 8.6 km
Nearest town Joda 19 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 49 km

Villages closest to Kankadapat

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 Kankadapat

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankadapat village had a population of 903. That makes it the 18th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Kankadapat village has 436 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankadapat has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kankadapat is 758047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankadapat covers 256 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankadapat falls under Champua tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kankadapat is Jamkundia, about 8.6 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 <5 km distance for Kankadapat.

Kankadapat is about 49 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankadapat is in Champua tehsil of Kendujhar district. Champua is about 7.1 km away. Jamkundia is about 8.6 km away. Joda is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satahalia (2.5 km), Jamudalak (2.8 km) and Kainta (4.9 km).

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

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