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About Khuntapingu Village

Khuntapingu is a small village in Turumunga tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 477, made up of 221 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,158 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khuntapingu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khuntapingu village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Turumunga
Pincode 758045
Area (hectares) 280 hectares
Population 477
Male Population 221
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,158
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khuntapingu compares

By the 2011 count Khuntapingu is the 62nd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1024.

Getting to Khuntapingu

Khuntapingu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khuntapingu as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Khuntapingu from other places

Khuntapingu lies about 30 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Kendujhargarh, about 26 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 Khuntapingu
Nearest town Karanjiā 13 km
Nearest railway station Kendujhargarh 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Turumunga 30 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 30 km

Villages closest to Khuntapingu

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 Khuntapingu

As per the Census of India 2011, Khuntapingu village had a population of 477. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Khuntapingu village has 221 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khuntapingu has about 1158 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Khuntapingu is 758045. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khuntapingu covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khuntapingu falls under Turumunga tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Khuntapingu is Kendujhargarh, about 26 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 10+ km distance for Khuntapingu.

Khuntapingu is about 30 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khuntapingu is in Turumunga tehsil of Kendujhar district. Karanjiā is about 13 km away. Kendujhargarh is about 26 km away. Turumunga is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malarpada (2.0 km), Harichandanapur (2.1 km) and Arjunpur (2.5 km).

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

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