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About Khendra Village

Khendra is a mid sized village in Jhumpura tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,822, made up of 913 males and 909 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 573 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khendra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khendra village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Jhumpura
Pincode 758031
Area (hectares) 573 hectares
Population 1,822
Male Population 913
Female Population 909
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khendra compares

By the 2011 count Khendra is the 4th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 771 residents. Its 573 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 Khendra

Khendra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khendra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Khendra from other places

Khendra lies about 26 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Porjanpur, 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 Khendra
Tehsil headquarters Jhumpura 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Porjanpur 8.9 km
Nearest town Joda 22 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 26 km

Villages closest to Khendra

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 Khendra

As per the Census of India 2011, Khendra village had a population of 1,822. That makes it the 4th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 771 residents.

Khendra village has 913 males and 909 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khendra has about 996 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 Khendra is 758031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khendra covers 573 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khendra falls under Jhumpura tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Khendra is Porjanpur, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khendra.

Khendra is about 26 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khendra is in Jhumpura tehsil of Kendujhar district. Jhumpura is about 4.4 km away. Porjanpur is about 8.9 km away. Joda is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghuntaposi (under 2 km), Jansonpur (under 2 km) and Teliarsala (1.7 km).

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

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