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About Khuntapur Village

Khuntapur is a mid sized village in Baisinga tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 959, made up of 505 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khuntapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khuntapur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Baisinga
Pincode 757028
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 959
Male Population 505
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khuntapur compares

By the 2011 count Khuntapur is the 28th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Khuntapur

Khuntapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Khuntapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khuntapur from other places

Khuntapur lies about 27 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Betnoti, about 23 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 Khuntapur
Nearest railway station Betnoti 23 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 27 km
Nearest town Baripāda 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisinga 30 km

Villages closest to Khuntapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khuntapur village had a population of 959. That makes it the 28th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Khuntapur village has 505 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khuntapur has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Khuntapur is 757028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khuntapur covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khuntapur falls under Baisinga tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Khuntapur is Betnoti, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Khuntapur is about 27 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khuntapur is in Baisinga tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Betnoti is about 23 km away. Mayurbhanj is about 27 km away. Baripāda is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baikhunta (under 2 km), Khunta (under 2 km) and Madhukhunta (under 2 km).

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

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