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About Kalanda Village

Kalanda is a mid sized village in Kendujhar Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 770, made up of 362 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalanda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Kendujhar Sadar
Pincode 758031
Area (hectares) 218 hectares
Population 770
Male Population 362
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalanda compares

By the 2011 count Kalanda is the 70th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 760 residents. Its 218 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 1007.

Getting to Kalanda

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

Kalanda lies about 30 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Nayagarh, about 19 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 Kalanda
Nearest railway station Nayagarh 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Kendujhar Sadar 30 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 30 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 30 km

Villages closest to Kalanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kendujhar Sadar 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 Kalanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalanda village had a population of 770. That makes it the 70th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 760 residents.

Kalanda village has 362 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalanda has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

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

Kalanda covers 218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalanda falls under Kendujhar Sadar tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kalanda is Nayagarh, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Kalanda.

Kalanda is about 30 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalanda is in Kendujhar Sadar tehsil of Kendujhar district. Nayagarh is about 19 km away. Kendujhar Sadar is about 30 km away. Kendujhar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badabil (under 2 km), Sapakanta (10 km) and Kasira (12 km).

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

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