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About Bantala Village

Bantala is a small village in Soso tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 165 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bantala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bantala village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Soso
Pincode 756144
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 165
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
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 Bantala compares

By the 2011 count Bantala is the 51st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Bantala

Bantala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bantala 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 Bantala from other places

Bantala lies about 42 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Samal (under construction), about 39 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 Bantala
Tehsil headquarters Soso 28 km
Nearest railway station Samal (under construction) 39 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 42 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 42 km

Villages closest to Bantala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bantala village had a population of 342. That makes it the 51st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Bantala village has 165 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bantala has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Bantala is 756144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bantala covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bantala falls under Soso tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Bantala is Samal (under construction), about 39 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 Bantala.

Bantala is about 42 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bantala is in Soso tehsil of Kendujhar district. Soso is about 28 km away. Samal (under construction) is about 39 km away. Kendujhar is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karanjabati (13 km), Khaparakhai (21 km) and Raghunathpur (22 km).

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

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