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About Olda Village

Olda is a small village in Hukumpeta tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 133 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,188 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Olda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Olda village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Hukumpeta
Pincode 531151
Area (hectares) 173 hectares
Population 291
Male Population 133
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,188
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Olda compares

By the 2011 count Olda is the 61st largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1135.

Getting to Olda

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

How far is Olda from other places

Olda lies about 68 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Araku Valley, about 22 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 Olda
Tehsil headquarters Hukumpeta 15 km
Nearest railway station Araku Valley 22 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 35 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 68 km

Villages closest to Olda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Olda village had a population of 291. That makes it the 61st largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Olda village has 133 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Olda has about 1188 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1135.

The pincode recorded for Olda is 531151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Olda covers 173 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.

Olda falls under Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Olda is Araku Valley, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Olda.

Olda is about 68 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Olda is in Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Hukumpeta is about 15 km away. Araku Valley is about 22 km away. Chodavaram is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakaramputtu (under 2 km), Nurupanuku (under 2 km) and Dirrapalle (under 2 km).

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

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