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About Khuntapal Village

Khuntapal is a mid sized village in Udala tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,291, made up of 658 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khuntapal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khuntapal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Udala
Pincode 757040
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 1,291
Male Population 658
Female Population 633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khuntapal compares

By the 2011 count Khuntapal is the 23rd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 9.6 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 1016.

Getting to Khuntapal

Khuntapal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khuntapal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Khuntapal from other places

Khuntapal lies about 27 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Betnoti, 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 Khuntapal
Tehsil headquarters Udala 16 km
Nearest railway station Betnoti 23 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 27 km
Nearest town Baripāda 27 km

Villages closest to Khuntapal

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 Khuntapal

As per the Census of India 2011, Khuntapal village had a population of 1,291. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Khuntapal village has 658 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khuntapal has about 962 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 1016.

The pincode recorded for Khuntapal is 757040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khuntapal covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khuntapal falls under Udala tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Khuntapal is Betnoti, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khuntapal.

Khuntapal is about 27 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khuntapal is in Udala tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Udala is about 16 km away. Betnoti is about 23 km away. Mayurbhanj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jadukhunta (under 2 km), Kenduakhunta (under 2 km) and Naharapada (11 km).

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

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