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About Kanakpada Village

Kanakpada is a small village in Udala tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 246 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanakpada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakpada village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Udala
Pincode 757041
Area (hectares) 132 hectares
Population 490
Male Population 246
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanakpada compares

By the 2011 count Kanakpada is the 79th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 1016.

Getting to Kanakpada

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

How far is Kanakpada from other places

Kanakpada lies about 62 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Khantapara, about under 2 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 Kanakpada
Nearest railway station Khantapara under 2 km
Nearest town Balasore 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Udala 34 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 62 km

Villages closest to Kanakpada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakpada village had a population of 490. That makes it the 79th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Kanakpada village has 246 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakpada has about 992 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 1016.

The pincode recorded for Kanakpada is 757041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakpada covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanakpada falls under Udala tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kanakpada is Khantapara, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kanakpada.

Kanakpada is about 62 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakpada is in Udala tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Khantapara is about under 2 km away. Balasore is about 16 km away. Udala is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dambarudiha (21 km), Dimogadia (29 km) and Raidandia (33 km).

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

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