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About Ojhwalia Village

Ojhwalia is a small village in Uchkagaon tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 468, made up of 231 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841438, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ojhwalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ojhwalia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Uchkagaon
Pincode 841438
Area (hectares) 29 hectares
Population 468
Male Population 231
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ojhwalia compares

By the 2011 count Ojhwalia is the 65th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents. Its 29 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Ojhwalia

Ojhwalia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ojhwalia as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ojhwalia from other places

Ojhwalia lies about 26 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Tariasujan, about 1.5 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 Ojhwalia
Nearest railway station Tariasujan 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Uchkagaon 12 km
Nearest town Kataiya 22 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 26 km

Villages closest to Ojhwalia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ojhwalia village had a population of 468. That makes it the 65th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents.

Ojhwalia village has 231 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ojhwalia has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Ojhwalia is 841438. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ojhwalia covers 29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ojhwalia falls under Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ojhwalia is Tariasujan, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ojhwalia.

Ojhwalia is about 26 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ojhwalia is in Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj district. Tariasujan is about 1.5 km away. Uchkagaon is about 12 km away. Kataiya is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamsari (3.9 km), Jhirwa (4.1 km) and Mathauli Khas (4.3 km).

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

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