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About Kendamal Village

Kendamal is a mid sized village in Dharuadihi tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 536, made up of 228 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,351 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770073, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kendamal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kendamal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Dharuadihi
Pincode 770073
Area (hectares) 325 hectares
Population 536
Male Population 228
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,351
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kendamal compares

By the 2011 count Kendamal is the 16th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 733 residents. Its 325 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kendamal

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

Kendamal lies about 38 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Lapanga, about 9.2 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 Kendamal
Nearest railway station Lapanga 9.2 km
Nearest town Jharsuguda 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharuadihi 26 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 38 km

Villages closest to Kendamal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kendamal village had a population of 536. That makes it the 16th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 733 residents.

Kendamal village has 228 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kendamal has about 1351 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kendamal is 770073. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kendamal covers 325 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kendamal falls under Dharuadihi tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kendamal is Lapanga, about 9.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kendamal.

Kendamal is about 38 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kendamal is in Dharuadihi tehsil of Sundargarh district. Lapanga is about 9.2 km away. Jharsuguda is about 14 km away. Dharuadihi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaputikra (4.3 km), Kulta (5.6 km) and Jarmal (15 km).

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

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