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About Odikhor Village

Odikhor is a large village in Guthani tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,090, made up of 1,516 males and 1,574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335 hectares hectares.

Odikhor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Odikhor village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Guthani
Area (hectares) 335 hectares
Population 3,090
Male Population 1,516
Female Population 1,574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Odikhor compares

By the 2011 count Odikhor is the 8th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 335 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Odikhor

Odikhor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Odikhor as Available within <5 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 Odikhor from other places

Odikhor lies about 29 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bankata, 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 Odikhor
Nearest railway station Bankata 8.3 km
Nearest town Lar 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Guthani 29 km
District headquarters Siwan 29 km

Villages closest to Odikhor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Odikhor village had a population of 3,090. That makes it the 8th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Odikhor village has 1,516 males and 1,574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Odikhor has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Odikhor covers 335 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Odikhor falls under Guthani tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Odikhor is Bankata, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Odikhor.

Odikhor is about 29 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Odikhor is in Guthani tehsil of Siwan district. Bankata is about 8.3 km away. Lar is about 9.8 km away. Guthani is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kelharua (under 2 km), Chit Bisraon (under 2 km) and Kunresar (under 2 km).

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

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