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About Kansar Village

Kansar is a mid sized village in Gurundia tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 901, made up of 444 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 514 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kansar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kansar village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Gurundia
Pincode 770043
Area (hectares) 514 hectares
Population 901
Male Population 444
Female Population 457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kansar compares

By the 2011 count Kansar is the 12th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 503 residents. Its 514 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kansar

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

Kansar 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 Kansar
Tehsil headquarters Gurundia 18 km
Nearest railway station Barsuan 24 km
Nearest town Deogarh 29 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 100 km

Villages closest to Kansar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kansar village had a population of 901. That makes it the 12th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 503 residents.

Kansar village has 444 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kansar has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kansar is 770043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kansar covers 514 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kansar falls under Gurundia tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kansar 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kansar.

Kansar 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.

Kansar is in Gurundia tehsil of Sundargarh district. Gurundia is about 18 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 Kelo (2.1 km), Nuapali (5.7 km) and Brahmanidei (12 km).

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

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