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About Onda Village

Onda is one of the larger villages in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,948, made up of 3,613 males and 3,335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 758 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Onda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Onda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Asthawan
Pincode 803107
Area (hectares) 758 hectares
Population 6,948
Male Population 3,613
Female Population 3,335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Onda compares

By the 2011 count Onda is the 4th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 758 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Onda

Onda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Onda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Onda from other places

Onda lies about 25 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sohsarai, about 13 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 Onda
Nearest town Bar Bigha 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Sohsarai 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Asthawan 25 km
District headquarters Nalanda 25 km

Villages closest to Onda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Onda village had a population of 6,948. That makes it the 4th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Onda village has 3,613 males and 3,335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Onda has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Onda is 803107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Onda covers 758 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Onda falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Onda is Sohsarai, about 13 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 km distance for Onda.

Onda is about 25 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Onda is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Bar Bigha is about 7.5 km away. Sohsarai is about 13 km away. Asthawan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nerut (under 2 km), Gong Chak (1.5 km) and Andi (1.9 km).

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

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