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About Mukuna Village

Mukuna is a mid sized village in Kendujhar Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,061, made up of 526 males and 535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mukuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mukuna village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Kendujhar Sadar
Pincode 758013
Area (hectares) 149 hectares
Population 1,061
Male Population 526
Female Population 535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mukuna compares

By the 2011 count Mukuna is the 42nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 760 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Mukuna

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

Mukuna lies about 8.8 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Kendujhargarh, about 6.0 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 Mukuna
Nearest railway station Kendujhargarh 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kendujhar Sadar 8.8 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 8.8 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 8.8 km

Villages closest to Mukuna

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 Mukuna

As per the Census of India 2011, Mukuna village had a population of 1,061. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 760 residents.

Mukuna village has 526 males and 535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mukuna has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Mukuna is 758013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mukuna covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Mukuna is Kendujhargarh, about 6.0 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 <5 km distance for Mukuna.

Mukuna is about 8.8 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mukuna is in Kendujhar Sadar tehsil of Kendujhar district. Kendujhargarh is about 6.0 km away. Kendujhar Sadar is about 8.8 km away. Kendujhar is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bauripada (under 2 km), Karanjiapada (under 2 km) and Kathakaranjia (under 2 km).

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

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