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- LGD code
- 413117
- Pincode
- 761209
- Post office
- Khariaguda
- Population
- 341
- Households
- 71
- Literacy rate
- 49%
- Sex ratio
- 1067 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 203
Census 2011 · in context
How Kantakhali compares
By population, Kantakhali ranks #106 of 245 villages in Jarada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.0%
−3.6% vs mandal average
- Kantakhali
- 49.0%
- Jarada mandal
- 52.6%
- Ganjam district
- 62.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,067
+13 vs mandal average
- Kantakhali
- 1,067
- Jarada mandal
- 1,054
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Kantakhali
- 4.8
- Jarada mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kantakhali at a glance
Kantakhali is a village of 341 people in 71 households (Census 2011) in Jarada block, Ganjam district, Odisha, the 106th-largest of 245 villages in Jarada block. Literacy is 49%, 4 points below the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 1,067 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 761209, served by Khariaguda post office; the LGD village code is 413117. The village votes in Mohana assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dasarathi Gomanga. The population is estimated at 1,275 in 2026, up 274% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Turubudi →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kantakhali · this village | 341 | 49% | — |
| Turubudi · Jarada | 1,979 | 47% | — |
| Puhundi · Jarada | 1,047 | 61% | — |
| Baulia · Jarada | 788 | 46% | — |
| Jantaragada · Jarada | 672 | 24% | — |
| Jaganathpur · Jarada | 649 | 40% | — |
| Nuagada · Jarada | 573 | 48% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kantakhali
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 14
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BRAHMAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 70
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 87
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 67
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Turubudi
- Total area (ha)
- 113
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 66.86
- Forest area (ha)
- 15.32
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kantakhali
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kantakhali
- LGD code
- 413117
- Pincode
- 761209
- Post office
- Khariaguda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 341
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,275
- Households
- 71
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1067
- Literacy rate
- 49.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Berhampur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mohana
- Member of Parliament
- Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dasarathi Gomanga
- Block / Mandal
- Jarada
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 761209
- BhramarapurDigapahandi mandal2,888 pop
- ChoudhuritikarapadaDigapahandi mandal2,590 pop
- TurubudiJarada mandal1,979 pop
- TurubudiDigapahandi mandal1,900 pop
- KhariagudaJarada mandal1,821 pop
- TalapadaJarada mandal1,409 pop
- SamantarapurJarada mandal1,358 pop
- SundarbalavJarada mandal1,188 pop
- NuagamJarada mandal1,130 pop
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Other villages named Kantakhali
Looking for a different Kantakhali? 1 other village shares this name across India. All villages named Kantakhali →
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Kantakhali
Other villages in Jarada mandal
View all 60+ →- Jayantipur
- Surangi
- Jaradagada
- Turubudi
- Ambagam
- Gudipadar
- Khariaguda
- Tandipur
- Padadigi
- Samantapalli -Gopinathpur
- Badapur
- Kesaripada
- Khamarigam
- Kharnipada
- Baranga
- Gundra
- Talapada
- Samantarapur
- Haladiapadar
- Chudialanji
- Gothagam
- Bhimapur
- Solabhagapentha
- Koliala
- Sundarbalav
- Sabardeipeta
- Saradhapur
- Nuagam
- Brahman Nuagam
- Titigam
- Bhejipadar
- Jaganathapur
- Tutipur
- Puhundi
- Nandigam
- Khaira
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)