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About Bentakarpada Village

Bentakarpada is a small village in Thakurmunda tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 211 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bentakarpada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bentakarpada village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Thakurmunda
Pincode 757038
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 420
Male Population 211
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bentakarpada compares

By the 2011 count Bentakarpada is the 33rd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Bentakarpada

Bentakarpada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bentakarpada as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bentakarpada from other places

Bentakarpada lies about 86 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Sitabinji, 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 Bentakarpada
Nearest town Karanjiā 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Thakurmunda 22 km
Nearest railway station Sitabinji 23 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 86 km

Villages closest to Bentakarpada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bentakarpada village had a population of 420. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Bentakarpada village has 211 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bentakarpada has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Bentakarpada is 757038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bentakarpada covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bentakarpada falls under Thakurmunda tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Bentakarpada is Sitabinji, about 23 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bentakarpada.

Bentakarpada is about 86 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bentakarpada is in Thakurmunda tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Karanjiā is about 16 km away. Thakurmunda is about 22 km away. Sitabinji is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khuntaposi (7.5 km), Bahaghar (16 km) and Thakurmunda (22 km).

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

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