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About Jantari Village

Jantari is a mid sized village in Kanjipani tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 583, made up of 308 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 597 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jantari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jantari village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Kanjipani
Pincode 758018
Area (hectares) 597 hectares
Population 583
Male Population 308
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 Jantari compares

By the 2011 count Jantari is the 14th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 581 residents. Its 597 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Jantari

Jantari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jantari 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 Jantari from other places

Jantari lies about 17 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Basantapur, about 14 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 Jantari
Tehsil headquarters Kanjipani 10 km
Nearest railway station Basantapur 14 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 17 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 17 km

Villages closest to Jantari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jantari village had a population of 583. That makes it the 14th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 581 residents.

Jantari village has 308 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jantari has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Jantari is 758018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jantari covers 597 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jantari falls under Kanjipani tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Jantari is Basantapur, about 14 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 Jantari.

Jantari is about 17 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jantari is in Kanjipani tehsil of Kendujhar district. Kanjipani is about 10 km away. Basantapur is about 14 km away. Kendujhar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nipa (2.4 km), Kadalibadi (3.1 km) and Gonasika (4.1 km).

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

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