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About Kantapara Village

Kantapara is a mid sized village in Balipatna tehsil, in the district of Khordha, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 717, made up of 375 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 754004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantapara village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Khordha
Tehsil Balipatna
Pincode 754004
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 717
Male Population 375
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 Kantapara compares

By the 2011 count Kantapara is the 59th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Kantapara

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

Kantapara lies about 39 km from Khordha, and the nearest railway station is Vani Vihar, 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 Kantapara
Tehsil headquarters Balipatna 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Vani Vihar 14 km
Nearest town Bhubaneswar 16 km
District headquarters Khordha 39 km

Villages closest to Kantapara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantapara village had a population of 717. That makes it the 59th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents.

Kantapara village has 375 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantapara has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Kantapara is 754004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantapara covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kantapara falls under Balipatna tehsil of Khordha district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kantapara is Vani Vihar, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kantapara.

Kantapara is about 39 km from Khordha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantapara is in Balipatna tehsil of Khordha district. Balipatna is about 6.0 km away. Vani Vihar is about 14 km away. Bhubaneswar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhakarsahi (7.8 km), Majhihara (8.6 km) and Bhairpur (8.9 km).

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

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