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About Orail Village

Orail is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,530, made up of 782 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares.

Orail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Orail village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 1,530
Male Population 782
Female Population 748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 Orail compares

By the 2011 count Orail is the 46th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Orail

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

Orail lies about 36 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Katari, about 5.2 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 Orail
Nearest railway station Katari 5.2 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 27 km
District headquarters Gaya 36 km

Villages closest to Orail

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Orail village had a population of 1,530. That makes it the 46th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Orail village has 782 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Orail has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Orail covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Orail falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Orail is Katari, about 5.2 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 Orail.

Orail is about 36 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Orail is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Katari is about 5.2 km away. Islāmpur is about 12 km away. Wazirganj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shankar Bigha (2.8 km), Baliari (3.6 km) and Hansra (7.6 km).

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

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