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About Olia Village

Olia is a small village in Guthani tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 196 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19 hectares hectares.

Olia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Olia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Guthani
Area (hectares) 19 hectares
Population 388
Male Population 196
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Olia compares

By the 2011 count Olia is the 81st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 19 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Olia

Olia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Olia as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Olia from other places

Olia lies about 25 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Mairwa, about 5.9 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 Olia
Nearest railway station Mairwa 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Guthani 25 km
District headquarters Siwan 25 km

Villages closest to Olia

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 Olia

As per the Census of India 2011, Olia village had a population of 388. That makes it the 81st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Olia village has 196 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Olia has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Olia covers 19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Olia falls under Guthani tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Olia is Mairwa, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Olia.

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

Olia is in Guthani tehsil of Siwan district. Mairwa is about 5.9 km away. Guthani is about 25 km away. Siwan 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 Kareji (under 2 km), Sohrai (under 2 km) and Darzi Chak (under 2 km).

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

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