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About Or Village

Or is a small village in Kutumba tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 163 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.03 hectares hectares.

Or Overview

Census 2011 figures for Or village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Kutumba
Area (hectares) 69.03 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 163
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
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 Or compares

By the 2011 count Or is the 170th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents. Its 69.03 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Or

Or is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Or 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 Or from other places

Or lies about 18 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Barkisalaiya, about 11 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 Or
Tehsil headquarters Kutumba 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Barkisalaiya 11 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 12 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 18 km

Villages closest to Or

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Or village had a population of 304. That makes it the 170th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents.

Or village has 163 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Or has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Or covers 69.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Or falls under Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Or is Barkisalaiya, about 11 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 Or.

Or is about 18 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Or is in Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district. Kutumba is about 4.7 km away. Barkisalaiya is about 11 km away. Nabīnagar 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 Barhar (under 2 km), Daswat Bigha (under 2 km) and Chankap (under 2 km).

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

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