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About Pakamunda Village

Pakamunda is a small village in Karanjia tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 353, made up of 169 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakamunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakamunda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Karanjia
Pincode 757037
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 353
Male Population 169
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
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 Pakamunda compares

By the 2011 count Pakamunda is the 56th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 566 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Pakamunda

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

Pakamunda lies about 77 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Badampahar, about 35 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 Pakamunda
Tehsil headquarters Karanjia 4.2 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Badampahar 35 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 77 km

Villages closest to Pakamunda

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 Pakamunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakamunda village had a population of 353. That makes it the 56th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 566 residents.

Pakamunda village has 169 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakamunda has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Pakamunda is 757037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakamunda covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakamunda falls under Karanjia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Pakamunda is Badampahar, about 35 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 Pakamunda.

Pakamunda 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.

Pakamunda is in Karanjia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Karanjia is about 4.2 km away. Karanjiā is about 4.2 km away. Badampahar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambaduma (under 2 km), Jhalakiani (3.6 km) and Kia (3.6 km).

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

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