About Osawan Village

Osawan is a mid sized village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,952, made up of 994 males and 958 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Osawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Osawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Karakat
Pincode	821309
Area (hectares)	144 hectares
Population	1,952
Male Population	994
Female Population	958
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Osawan compares

By the 2011 count Osawan is the 35th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 144 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, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Osawan

Osawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Osawan 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Osawan from other places

Osawan lies about 71 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Ghusia Halt, about 15 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 Osawan
Nearest town	Nāsriganj	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karakat	11 km
Nearest railway station	Ghusia Halt	15 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	71 km

Villages closest to Osawan

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

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Common questions about Osawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Osawan village had a population of 1,952. That makes it the 35th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Osawan village has 994 males and 958 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Osawan has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Osawan is 821309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Osawan covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Osawan falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Osawan is Ghusia Halt, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Osawan.

Osawan is about 71 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Osawan is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Nāsriganj is about 8.5 km away. Karakat is about 11 km away. Ghusia Halt is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.