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About Urumunda Village

Urumunda is a large village in Kendujhar Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,195, made up of 1,076 males and 1,119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1324 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urumunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urumunda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Kendujhar Sadar
Pincode 758018
Area (hectares) 1324 hectares
Population 2,195
Male Population 1,076
Female Population 1,119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Urumunda compares

By the 2011 count Urumunda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 760 residents. Its 1324 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Urumunda

Urumunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Urumunda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Urumunda from other places

Urumunda lies about 14 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Goaldih, about 11 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 Urumunda
Nearest railway station Goaldih 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kendujhar Sadar 14 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 14 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 14 km

Villages closest to Urumunda

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 Urumunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Urumunda village had a population of 2,195. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 760 residents.

Urumunda village has 1,076 males and 1,119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urumunda has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

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

Urumunda covers 1324 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Urumunda is Goaldih, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Urumunda.

Urumunda is about 14 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urumunda is in Kendujhar Sadar tehsil of Kendujhar district. Goaldih is about 11 km away. Kendujhar Sadar is about 14 km away. Kendujhar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amuni (2.3 km), Badamuni (2.3 km) and Sanamuni (2.3 km).

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

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