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About Oel Village

Oel is a mid sized village in Bilaspur Sadar tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 784, made up of 407 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Oel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Oel village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilaspur Sadar
Pincode 174001
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 784
Male Population 407
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 Oel compares

By the 2011 count Oel is the 19th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 388 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Oel

Oel is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Oel 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. The nearest villages by name are Nerli, Niahi Sahrli, Nihal and Noa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Oel

As per the Census of India 2011, Oel village had a population of 784. That makes it the 19th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 388 residents.

Oel village has 407 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Oel has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Oel is 174001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Oel covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Oel falls under Bilaspur Sadar tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Oel notes the nearest railway station 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 Oel.

Oel is in Bilaspur Sadar tehsil of Bilaspur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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