About Shamakhunta Village

Shamakhunta is a mid sized village in Baripada Sadar tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 608, made up of 306 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757049, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamakhunta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamakhunta village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Mayurbhanj
Tehsil	Baripada Sadar
Pincode	757049
Area (hectares)	126 hectares
Population	608
Male Population	306
Female Population	302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shamakhunta compares

By the 2011 count Shamakhunta is the 36th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Shamakhunta

Shamakhunta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shamakhunta 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shamakhunta from other places

Shamakhunta 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 Shamakhunta
Nearest railway station	Betnoti	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baripada Sadar	27 km
District headquarters	Mayurbhanj	27 km
Nearest town	Baripāda	27 km

Villages closest to Shamakhunta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baripada Sadar 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.

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Common questions about Shamakhunta

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamakhunta village had a population of 608. That makes it the 36th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Shamakhunta village has 306 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamakhunta has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Shamakhunta is 757049. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamakhunta covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shamakhunta falls under Baripada Sadar tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Shamakhunta 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 village for Shamakhunta.

Shamakhunta 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.

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