About Kanakatora Village

Kanakatora is a mid sized village in Hemgir tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,403, made up of 702 males and 701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 832 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770072, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanakatora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakatora village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Sundargarh
Tehsil	Hemgir
Pincode	770072
Area (hectares)	832 hectares
Population	1,403
Male Population	702
Female Population	701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	999
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanakatora compares

By the 2011 count Kanakatora is the 8th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 573 residents. Its 832 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kanakatora

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

Kanakatora lies about 26 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Kechobahal, about 1.5 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 Kanakatora
Nearest railway station	Kechobahal	1.5 km
Nearest town	Belpahar	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hemgir	18 km
District headquarters	Sundargarh	26 km

Villages closest to Kanakatora

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

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Common questions about Kanakatora

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakatora village had a population of 1,403. That makes it the 8th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 573 residents.

Kanakatora village has 702 males and 701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakatora has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Kanakatora is 770072. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakatora covers 832 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanakatora falls under Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kanakatora is Kechobahal, about 1.5 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 Kanakatora.

Kanakatora is about 26 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakatora is in Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district. Kechobahal is about 1.5 km away. Belpahar is about 13 km away. Hemgir is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.