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About Khuntapada Village

Khuntapada is a mid sized village in Jhumpura tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,293, made up of 650 males and 643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khuntapada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khuntapada village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Jhumpura
Pincode 758031
Area (hectares) 404 hectares
Population 1,293
Male Population 650
Female Population 643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khuntapada compares

By the 2011 count Khuntapada is the 10th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 771 residents. Its 404 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Khuntapada

Khuntapada is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khuntapada as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Khuntapada from other places

Khuntapada lies about 6.0 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Naranpur, about 8.9 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 Khuntapada
District headquarters Kendujhar 6.0 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Naranpur 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhumpura 26 km

Villages closest to Khuntapada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khuntapada village had a population of 1,293. That makes it the 10th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 771 residents.

Khuntapada village has 650 males and 643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khuntapada has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Khuntapada is 758031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khuntapada covers 404 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khuntapada falls under Jhumpura tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Khuntapada is Naranpur, about 8.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khuntapada.

Khuntapada is about 6.0 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khuntapada is in Jhumpura tehsil of Kendujhar district. Kendujhar is about 6.0 km away. Keonjhargarh is about 6.0 km away. Naranpur is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murusuan (21 km), Nischintapur (22 km) and Srirampur (25 km).

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

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