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About Khuntijharia Village

Khuntijharia is a small village in Hemgir tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 300, made up of 153 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khuntijharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khuntijharia village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Hemgir
Pincode 770013
Area (hectares) 159 hectares
Population 300
Male Population 153
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khuntijharia compares

By the 2011 count Khuntijharia is the 59th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 573 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 1.9 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Khuntijharia

Khuntijharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khuntijharia as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khuntijharia from other places

Khuntijharia lies about 31 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Kechobahal, about 6.0 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 Khuntijharia
Nearest railway station Kechobahal 6.0 km
Nearest town Belpahar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Hemgir 12 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 31 km

Villages closest to Khuntijharia

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.

Common questions about Khuntijharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Khuntijharia village had a population of 300. That makes it the 59th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 573 residents.

Khuntijharia village has 153 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khuntijharia has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Khuntijharia is 770013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khuntijharia covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khuntijharia falls under Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Khuntijharia is Kechobahal, about 6.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Khuntijharia.

Khuntijharia is about 31 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khuntijharia is in Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district. Kechobahal is about 6.0 km away. Belpahar is about 12 km away. Hemgir is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhapada (1.5 km), Karlikachhar (2.1 km) and Khapurikachhara (2.1 km).

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

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