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About Kantasara Village

Kantasara is a mid sized village in Banei tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,594, made up of 748 males and 846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantasara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantasara village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Banei
Pincode 770051
Area (hectares) 405 hectares
Population 1,594
Male Population 748
Female Population 846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,131
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 Kantasara compares

By the 2011 count Kantasara is the 4th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 480 residents. Its 405 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Kantasara

Kantasara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kantasara 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 Kantasara from other places

Kantasara lies about 100 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Barsuan, about 24 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 Kantasara
Tehsil headquarters Banei 10 km
Nearest railway station Barsuan 24 km
Nearest town Deogarh 29 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 100 km

Villages closest to Kantasara

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 Kantasara

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantasara village had a population of 1,594. That makes it the 4th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 480 residents.

Kantasara village has 748 males and 846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantasara has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Kantasara is 770051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantasara covers 405 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kantasara falls under Banei tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kantasara is Barsuan, about 24 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 Kantasara.

Kantasara is about 100 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantasara is in Banei tehsil of Sundargarh district. Banei is about 10 km away. Barsuan is about 24 km away. Deogarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phalsaghat (under 2 km), Babunuagaon (2.0 km) and Kenaveta (2.1 km).

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

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