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About Orlaha Village

Orlaha is one of the larger villages in Tribeniganj tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,526, made up of 2,914 males and 2,612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Orlaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Orlaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Tribeniganj
Pincode 852139
Area (hectares) 463 hectares
Population 5,526
Male Population 2,914
Female Population 2,612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Orlaha compares

By the 2011 count Orlaha is the 20th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 6,105 residents. Its 463 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Orlaha

Orlaha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Orlaha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Orlaha from other places

Orlaha lies about 34 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Pratapganj Railway Station, about 14 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 Orlaha
Tehsil headquarters Tribeniganj 8.0 km
Nearest town Chhātāpur 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Pratapganj Railway Station 14 km
District headquarters Supaul 34 km

Villages closest to Orlaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Orlaha village had a population of 5,526. That makes it the 20th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,105 residents.

Orlaha village has 2,914 males and 2,612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Orlaha has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Orlaha is 852139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Orlaha covers 463 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Orlaha falls under Tribeniganj tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Orlaha is Pratapganj Railway Station, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Orlaha.

Orlaha is about 34 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Orlaha is in Tribeniganj tehsil of Supaul district. Tribeniganj is about 8.0 km away. Chhātāpur is about 8.5 km away. Pratapganj Railway Station is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laharnia (1.6 km), Karanpatti (2.0 km) and Mirjawa (2.1 km).

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

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