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About Kantiapada Village

Kantiapada is a mid sized village in Turumunga tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,582, made up of 789 males and 793 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 594 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758017, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantiapada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantiapada village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Turumunga
Pincode 758017
Area (hectares) 594 hectares
Population 1,582
Male Population 789
Female Population 793
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantiapada compares

By the 2011 count Kantiapada is the 6th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 594 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Kantiapada

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

Kantiapada lies about 18 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Kendujhargarh, about 14 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 Kantiapada
Nearest railway station Kendujhargarh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Turumunga 18 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 18 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 18 km

Villages closest to Kantiapada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantiapada village had a population of 1,582. That makes it the 6th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Kantiapada village has 789 males and 793 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantiapada has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Kantiapada is 758017. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantiapada covers 594 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kantiapada falls under Turumunga tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kantiapada is Kendujhargarh, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kantiapada.

Kantiapada is about 18 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantiapada is in Turumunga tehsil of Kendujhar district. Kendujhargarh is about 14 km away. Turumunga is about 18 km away. Kendujhar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamunapasi (2.2 km), Purunia (3.1 km) and Baradangua (3.5 km).

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

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