About Oraia Village

Oraia is a mid sized village in Ghat Kusumbha tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,235, made up of 649 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Oraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Oraia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheikhpura
Tehsil	Ghat Kusumbha
Pincode	811105
Area (hectares)	260 hectares
Population	1,235
Male Population	649
Female Population	586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Oraia compares

By the 2011 count Oraia is the 15th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,102 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Oraia

Oraia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Oraia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Oraia from other places

Oraia lies about 10 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 8.3 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 Oraia
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghat Kusumbha	10 km
District headquarters	Sheikhpura	10 km

Villages closest to Oraia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghat Kusumbha 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 Oraia

As per the Census of India 2011, Oraia village had a population of 1,235. That makes it the 15th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,102 residents.

Oraia village has 649 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Oraia has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Oraia is 811105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Oraia covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Oraia falls under Ghat Kusumbha tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Oraia is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 8.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Oraia.

Oraia is about 10 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Oraia is in Ghat Kusumbha tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 8.3 km away. Ghat Kusumbha is about 10 km away. Sheikhpura is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.