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About Tota Village

Tota is a small village in Pandapara tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 56, made up of 34 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 647 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758079, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tota village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Pandapara
Pincode 758079
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 56
Male Population 34
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 647
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tota compares

By the 2011 count Tota is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 673 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 1005.

Getting to Tota

Tota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tota as Available within 10+ 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 Tota from other places

Tota lies about 15 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Basantapur, about 7.8 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 Tota
Nearest railway station Basantapur 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pandapara 15 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 15 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 15 km

Villages closest to Tota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tota village had a population of 56. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 673 residents.

Tota village has 34 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tota has about 647 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Tota is 758079. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tota covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tota falls under Pandapara tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Tota is Basantapur, about 7.8 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 <5 km distance for Tota.

Tota is about 15 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tota is in Pandapara tehsil of Kendujhar district. Basantapur is about 7.8 km away. Pandapara is about 15 km away. Kendujhar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Junga (under 2 km), Kaberiposi (under 2 km) and Kalimati (1.7 km).

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

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