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About Kaintara Village

Kaintara is a small village in Bhasma tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 249 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaintara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaintara village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Bhasma
Pincode 770019
Area (hectares) 186 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 249
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaintara compares

By the 2011 count Kaintara is the 29th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 797 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kaintara

Kaintara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaintara as Available within <5 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 Kaintara from other places

Kaintara lies about 16 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Dhutra, about 10 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 Kaintara
Tehsil headquarters Bhasma 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Dhutra 10 km
Nearest town Jharsuguda 13 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 16 km

Villages closest to Kaintara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaintara village had a population of 473. That makes it the 29th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 797 residents.

Kaintara village has 249 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaintara has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kaintara is 770019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaintara covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaintara falls under Bhasma tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kaintara is Dhutra, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kaintara.

Kaintara is about 16 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaintara is in Bhasma tehsil of Sundargarh district. Bhasma is about 1.8 km away. Dhutra is about 10 km away. Jharsuguda is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kainsara (1.7 km), Bhasma (1.8 km) and Remenda (2.1 km).

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

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