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About Kia Village

Kia is a small village in Karanjia tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 224 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 790 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kia village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Karanjia
Pincode 757036
Area (hectares) 101 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 224
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 790
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 Kia compares

By the 2011 count Kia is the 52nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 566 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kia

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

Kia lies about 77 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Badampahar, about 32 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 Kia
Tehsil headquarters Karanjia 7.2 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Badampahar 32 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 77 km

Villages closest to Kia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kia village had a population of 401. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 566 residents.

Kia village has 224 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kia has about 790 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kia is 757036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kia covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kia falls under Karanjia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kia is Badampahar, about 32 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 Kia.

Kia is about 77 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kia is in Karanjia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Karanjia is about 7.2 km away. Karanjiā is about 7.2 km away. Badampahar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhalakiani (under 2 km), Kiapanposi (under 2 km) and Barapanposi (under 2 km).

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

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