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About Ora Village

Ora is a mid sized village in Rahui tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 727, made up of 387 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ora village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Rahui
Pincode 803119
Area (hectares) 182 hectares
Population 727
Male Population 387
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
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 Ora compares

By the 2011 count Ora is the 49th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents. Its 182 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 958.

Getting to Ora

Ora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ora 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 Ora from other places

Ora lies about 22 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Rahui Road, about 9.1 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 Ora
Tehsil headquarters Rahui 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Rahui Road 9.1 km
Nearest town Bar Bigha 13 km
District headquarters Nalanda 22 km

Villages closest to Ora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ora village had a population of 727. That makes it the 49th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents.

Ora village has 387 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ora has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Ora is 803119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ora covers 182 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ora falls under Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ora is Rahui Road, about 9.1 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 Ora.

Ora is about 22 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ora is in Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district. Rahui is about 6.8 km away. Rahui Road is about 9.1 km away. Bar Bigha is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pitaunjia (under 2 km), Kumardih (under 2 km) and Majidpur (1.8 km).

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

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