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About Shikharkhunta Village

Shikharkhunta is a mid sized village in Baisinga tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 627, made up of 310 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757082, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shikharkhunta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikharkhunta village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Baisinga
Pincode 757082
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 627
Male Population 310
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shikharkhunta compares

By the 2011 count Shikharkhunta is the 68th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Shikharkhunta

Shikharkhunta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shikharkhunta as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shikharkhunta from other places

Shikharkhunta 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 Shikharkhunta
Nearest railway station Betnoti 23 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 27 km
Nearest town Baripāda 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisinga 30 km

Villages closest to Shikharkhunta

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 Shikharkhunta

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikharkhunta village had a population of 627. That makes it the 68th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Shikharkhunta village has 310 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikharkhunta has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Shikharkhunta is 757082. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikharkhunta covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shikharkhunta falls under Baisinga tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Shikharkhunta is Betnoti, about 23 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 km distance for Shikharkhunta.

Shikharkhunta 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.

Shikharkhunta 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 Khuntapur (under 2 km).

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

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