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About Karangapal Village

Karangapal is a small village in Telkoi tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 210 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,190 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758076, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karangapal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karangapal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Telkoi
Pincode 758076
Area (hectares) 358 hectares
Population 460
Male Population 210
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,190
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 Karangapal compares

By the 2011 count Karangapal is the 30th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 727 residents. Its 358 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Karangapal

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

Karangapal lies about 69 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Samal (under construction), about 7.2 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 Karangapal
Nearest railway station Samal (under construction) 7.2 km
Nearest town Tālcher 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Telkoi 33 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 69 km

Villages closest to Karangapal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karangapal village had a population of 460. That makes it the 30th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 727 residents.

Karangapal village has 210 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karangapal has about 1190 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Karangapal is 758076. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karangapal covers 358 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karangapal falls under Telkoi tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Karangapal is Samal (under construction), about 7.2 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 Karangapal.

Karangapal is about 69 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karangapal is in Telkoi tehsil of Kendujhar district. Samal (under construction) is about 7.2 km away. Tālcher is about 27 km away. Telkoi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karadangi (21 km), Godhihudi (25 km) and Jenadar (27 km).

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

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