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About Kanika Village

Kanika is a mid sized village in Raruan tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 683, made up of 353 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanika village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Raruan
Pincode 757035
Area (hectares) 184 hectares
Population 683
Male Population 353
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanika compares

By the 2011 count Kanika is the 21st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 707 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Kanika

The census records public bus service for Kanika 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanika from other places

Kanika lies about 91 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Badampahar, about 30 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 Kanika
Tehsil headquarters Raruan 2.4 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 27 km
Nearest railway station Badampahar 30 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 91 km

Villages closest to Kanika

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanika village had a population of 683. That makes it the 21st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 707 residents.

Kanika village has 353 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanika has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Kanika is 757035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanika covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanika falls under Raruan tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kanika is Badampahar, about 30 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanika.

Kanika is about 91 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanika is in Raruan tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Raruan is about 2.4 km away. Karanjiā is about 27 km away. Badampahar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mendhamundi (2.0 km), Bhanjabeda (2.2 km) and Badararuan (2.4 km).

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

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