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About Kantajhar Village

Kantajhar is a mid sized village in Hatibari tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 834, made up of 409 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantajhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantajhar village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Hatibari
Pincode 770046
Area (hectares) 322 hectares
Population 834
Male Population 409
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kantajhar compares

By the 2011 count Kantajhar is the 30th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 322 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Kantajhar

Kantajhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kantajhar 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jamdarah, Jharbeda, Joketa and Kadopani. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kantajhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantajhar village had a population of 834. That makes it the 30th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Kantajhar village has 409 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantajhar has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Kantajhar is 770046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kantajhar covers 322 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kantajhar falls under Hatibari tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The census record for Kantajhar notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kantajhar.

Kantajhar is in Hatibari tehsil of Sundargarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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