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About Orkita Village

Orkita is a small village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 237 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares.

Orkita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Orkita village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Shambhuganj
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 462
Male Population 237
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
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 Orkita compares

By the 2011 count Orkita is the 94th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Orkita

Orkita is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Orkita 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. The nearest villages by name are Naraenpur, Naraun, Narsandi and Nijhri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Orkita

As per the Census of India 2011, Orkita village had a population of 462. That makes it the 94th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Orkita village has 237 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Orkita has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 879.

Orkita covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Orkita falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The census record for Orkita notes the nearest railway station 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 Orkita.

Orkita is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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