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About Kantasola Village

Kantasola is a small village in Badampahar tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 159 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantasola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantasola village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Badampahar
Pincode 757047
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 314
Male Population 159
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kantasola compares

By the 2011 count Kantasola is the 40th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1069.

Getting to Kantasola

Kantasola is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kantasola as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kantasola from other places

Kantasola lies about 84 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Badampahar, about 22 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 Kantasola
Nearest railway station Badampahar 22 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 28 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 84 km

Villages closest to Kantasola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantasola village had a population of 314. That makes it the 40th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Kantasola village has 159 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantasola has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1069.

The pincode recorded for Kantasola is 757047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantasola covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kantasola falls under Badampahar tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kantasola is Badampahar, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kantasola.

Kantasola is about 84 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantasola is in Badampahar tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Badampahar is about 22 km away. Karanjiā is about 28 km away. Mayurbhanj is about 84 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badjaidhanposi (2.8 km), Sanjaidhanposi (2.8 km) and Thuntipani (8.2 km).

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

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