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About Khamua Village

Khamua is a mid sized village in Patana tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,098, made up of 546 males and 552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 617 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khamua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khamua village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Patana
Pincode 758030
Area (hectares) 617 hectares
Population 1,098
Male Population 546
Female Population 552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
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 Khamua compares

By the 2011 count Khamua is the 13th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 590 residents. Its 617 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Khamua

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

Khamua lies about 28 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Sitabinji, 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 Khamua
Nearest railway station Sitabinji 11 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Patana 28 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 28 km

Villages closest to Khamua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khamua village had a population of 1,098. That makes it the 13th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 590 residents.

Khamua village has 546 males and 552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khamua has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Khamua is 758030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khamua covers 617 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khamua falls under Patana tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Khamua is Sitabinji, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khamua.

Khamua is about 28 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khamua is in Patana tehsil of Kendujhar district. Sitabinji is about 11 km away. Karanjiā is about 24 km away. Patana is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Giridhina (2.3 km), Musanali (2.6 km) and Rathapada (3.9 km).

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

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