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About Kulamunda Village

Kulamunda is a mid sized village in Lathikata tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 943, made up of 458 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulamunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulamunda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Lathikata
Pincode 770037
Area (hectares) 165 hectares
Population 943
Male Population 458
Female Population 485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulamunda compares

By the 2011 count Kulamunda is the 4th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 478 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kulamunda

Kulamunda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kulamunda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kulamunda from other places

Kulamunda lies about 79 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Kuarmunda, about 2.7 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 Kulamunda
Nearest railway station Kuarmunda 2.7 km
Nearest town Rourkela 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Lathikata 20 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 79 km

Villages closest to Kulamunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulamunda village had a population of 943. That makes it the 4th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 478 residents.

Kulamunda village has 458 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulamunda has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kulamunda is 770037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulamunda covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kulamunda falls under Lathikata tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kulamunda is Kuarmunda, about 2.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kulamunda.

Kulamunda is about 79 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kulamunda is in Lathikata tehsil of Sundargarh district. Kuarmunda is about 2.7 km away. Rourkela is about 10 km away. Lathikata is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lathikata (20 km), Timjore (21 km) and Sanmanko (24 km).

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

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