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About Kantapali Village

Kantapali is a mid sized village in Gurundia tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 927, made up of 488 males and 439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantapali village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Gurundia
Pincode 770043
Area (hectares) 278 hectares
Population 927
Male Population 488
Female Population 439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kantapali compares

By the 2011 count Kantapali is the 10th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 503 residents. Its 278 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 1014.

Getting to Kantapali

Kantapali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kantapali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kantapali from other places

Kantapali lies about 82 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Patasahi, about 18 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 Kantapali
Tehsil headquarters Gurundia 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Patasahi 18 km
Nearest town Raurkela Industrial Township 34 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 82 km

Villages closest to Kantapali

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 Kantapali

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantapali village had a population of 927. That makes it the 10th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 503 residents.

Kantapali village has 488 males and 439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantapali has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

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

Kantapali covers 278 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kantapali falls under Gurundia tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kantapali is Patasahi, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kantapali.

Kantapali is about 82 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kantapali is in Gurundia tehsil of Sundargarh district. Gurundia is about 6.2 km away. Patasahi is about 18 km away. Raurkela Industrial Township is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are San Kantapali (under 2 km), Nuniapali (1.7 km) and Sannuniapali (1.7 km).

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

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