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About Kantakudar Village

Kantakudar is a small village in Banei tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 106, made up of 56 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantakudar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantakudar village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Banei
Pincode 770044
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 106
Male Population 56
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantakudar compares

By the 2011 count Kantakudar is the 59th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 480 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Kantakudar

Kantakudar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kantakudar as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kantakudar from other places

Kantakudar lies about 111 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Barsuan, about 14 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 Kantakudar
Tehsil headquarters Banei 12 km
Nearest railway station Barsuan 14 km
Nearest town Deogarh 39 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 111 km

Villages closest to Kantakudar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantakudar village had a population of 106. That makes it the 59th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 480 residents.

Kantakudar village has 56 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantakudar has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Kantakudar is 770044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantakudar covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kantakudar falls under Banei tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kantakudar is Barsuan, about 14 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 km distance for Kantakudar.

Kantakudar is about 111 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantakudar is in Banei tehsil of Sundargarh district. Banei is about 12 km away. Barsuan is about 14 km away. Deogarh is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haldikudar (under 2 km), Ruguda (6.0 km) and Jakeikela (6.2 km).

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

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